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Immigration: a tool for vested interests : Comments

By Tim Butler, published 24/7/2026

The immigration system no longer exists to serve the country. The country increasingly serves the immigration system.

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Hi Steve S,

Either you are a liar, or simply misled by the extremes of One Nation; "Under Albo, net migration over 2022-26 was 1.6M" The figure from the ABS for 2022-2026 was 1,302,000 almost 300,000 less that your contrived figure. Add in 2021/22 year, a net decline in immigration of 94,000 ABS figure, and that gives a net total of 1,208,000. Official figures show annual migration has fallen significantly from its 2023 peak.

People who want to beat the drum for One Nation, a racist and bigoted extremist political party, are free to do so, and as Herr Goebbels is credited with saying; "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it". GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
Posted by Paul1405, Sunday, 26 July 2026 2:28:03 PM
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Rhian,
Thank you for the detailed information & as I have no way of checking on the validity of your disclosure I have to take your word for it all. Did you not have any info on the last two sentences in my post that you omitted to comment on them ?
Posted by Indyvidual, Sunday, 26 July 2026 5:05:29 PM
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Indy

Although your last few sentences included question marks, they were not really structured as questions so I took them to be comments.

I don’t know how an option to “let westerners go to these countries and sort them out” could work. There are semi-government and not-for-profit aid agencies that work is some countries, but they will usually not co-operate with violent and repressive regimes, and their personnel would be at risk if they tried. In other cases, it would take far more money and resources to “sort them out” than we are willing to offer. Western intervention can cause more problems than it solves. There are a few occasions when it might – I hold faint hopes that the Board of Peace proposed for Gaza might set it on the road to reconstruction and peaceful co-existence with Israel – but they are rare.

“Or, is the islamisation of the Globe sanctioned by the powers in World politics?” – that seems an unprovable conspiracy theory of little relevance to a discussion of Australia’s recent migration.

Here are some sources of information on refugees
http://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/refugees-by-country
http://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics
http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-statistics/statistics/visa-statistics/live/humanitarian-program
Posted by Rhian, Monday, 27 July 2026 4:57:30 PM
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Rhian,
Have a look at this ! Would appreciate your view on that !

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2198662364319051
Posted by Indyvidual, Tuesday, 28 July 2026 6:40:33 PM
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Indy
I think that is a bonkers rightwing conspiracy theorist.

Picking on Indians seems particularly silly. I think the story of Indian migration to Australia is an example of our multiculturalism at its best and most successful.

To me, the key principle guiding our migration policies is that they should be designed to benefit the existing population. Here are some data from the latest census showing that Indian migration ticks than box:

Bachelor degree or higher:
Born in India: 66%
Born in Australia: 23%

Educated to year 9 or below:
Born in India: 2%
Born in Australia: 8%

In the labour force:
Born in India: 79%
Born in Australia: 66%

Professional occupation:
Born in India: 32%
Born in Australia: 23%

Work in hospitals or aged care:
Born in India: 10%
Born in Australia: 6%

Median weekly personal income:
Born in India: $1,015
Born in Australia: $805

Source: http://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/7103_AUS

It’s hard get data on an ethnic group’s negative contribution, as we do not have national data on e.g. crime rates by place of birth. The nearest I could find is from Victoria, which records the birthplace of people in prison. Victoria also has the largest Indian population of the states. The latest data show Indians comprising 1.3% of Victoria’s prison population, compared to 4% of the population as a whole.

http://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/crime-statistics/latest-victorian-crime-data
Posted by Rhian, Thursday, 30 July 2026 2:25:41 PM
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Rhino,
thank you for the figures. Yes, as far as education goes the majority of educated Australians are not in the race as indoctrination has overtaken education. These pseudo intellectuals of course make up the greatest majority of Labor Left supporters.
What would be the Indian percentage represented in the Islamic community in Australia ?
Posted by Indyvidual, Thursday, 30 July 2026 6:25:38 PM
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