Australia Migration Policy Overhaul: Tony Burke Focuses on Visa Rules and Caps - Preetinder Grewal & Ranjodh Singh
Australian immigration debate heats up as Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke prepares to outline the federal government’s strategic migration agenda. Mr Burke's speech is titled "The work of managing the migration program: who arrives, who stays, who leaves" and is understood to focus on how the government will reach its current migration targets, rather than lowering the ceiling on net overseas migration. The upcoming address follows intense internal cabinet discussions and mounting political pressure over housing pressures, border integrity, and population caps ahead of Prime Minister Anthony…
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