Coalition’s 'race to the bottom on migration' and former immigration official answers your questions
It’s been a year since Liberal MP Andrew Hastie quit Sussan Ley’s frontbench to speak his mind on migration.
His decision fractured the Coalition and Ley’s ambition to woo back multicultural communities with a more moderate stance. How things change in a year.
But through it all, migration has become a more heated political issue. On Tuesday, Angus Taylor announced the Coalition’s long-awaited policy, promising the biggest cut to immigration in Australia’s history.
So what are the merits and the pitfalls of the Coalition's plan?
Former deputy secretary of…
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