They don't represent ordinary people. They smear them as racists, for nixing The Voice.
Unequivocally, Labor bravado – not Coalition "breakage" – has escalated net migration past 500,000.
Recall, we never once exceeded 200,000, before 2007. And note, OECD population growth is less than 0.5%. But Albanese has pushed our growth well past 2%. Crazy.
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Among wealthy OECD nations, only "liberal" Canada enforces a similar onslaught. No wonder Alb-eau and Trudeau enjoy such a steamy bromance.
Even if (as parroted by media chooks) Albanese were to "downsize" to 235,000 by 2026-27 – unlikely – that's three times higher than real-normal.
And 235,000? That's Treasury long-term (intergenerational) migration target, that Albanese copied from Scott Morrison's target of 2021.
Such numbers reinforce inequality, lowering wage and living standards, institutionalising the rental/housing crisis. Immigration will continue to crush, professed Labor goals for "betterment of environment" or "net zero emissions".
Better recommendations.
The recommendations being vapid, alternates suggest themselves. Sure, some are aspirational. Others are not so difficult.
Curb the immigration propaganda
It's bad enough, that Treasury and "stakeholders" dictate terms. Must they also insult voters' intelligence, with repetitive immigration porkies?
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This Strategy brims with them. We must always be "migration nation". Migration fixes skill shortages - boosts productivity. Decentralisation fixes migration. Migration keeps us young.
Now add the new saturation-coverage media lie - 235,000 immigration is Normal Australia.
Admit that net migration is a Treasury target.
The earlier Review, though led by a former Treasury chief, fibbed that officials can't control net migration, only permanent. Treasurer and Home Affairs Minister too, insist net migration is "not a target". Liars.
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