As a bruising political fight over housing and congestion continues,polling shows half of all voters want more done to curb immigration.
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The government wants universities to cut their reliance on this market. It’s also a country with one of the highest visa approval rates.
The government pushed debate on the bill to the next parliamentary sitting in late June as Immigration Minister Andrew Giles faced off with the Coalition.
In his budget reply speech,the opposition leader intensified a political fight over housing and congestion by vowing to drive permanent migration below Labor’s target.
Home Affairs expects the centre to move from an “active state” to “enduring capability” – empty but operated by a skeleton staff.
The push – on federal budget day and ahead of the state’s own pre-election budget – calls for faster,not deeper,action on arrivals.
Four Vietnamese asylum seekers intercepted by Border Force off the coast of Broome last week were detained after 38 people from two other boats were also picked up.
Universities will be forced to stop a surge in overseas students,sparking fears about the impact on the $48 billion industry.
Coalition sources said immigration and homeownership would be central to Peter Dutton’s budget-in-reply speech as he develops an anti-“Big Australia” election narrative.
While the Coalition has called on Labor to “take responsibility” for released detainees,Dutton would not comment on a decision made when he was home affairs minister.