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Budget exposes Coalition’s fake immigration cut

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Despite ScoMo's promise to reduce immigration, the latest federal budget estimates that net overseas migration (NOM) will stay in excess of 270,000 p.a. in 2019 and again in 2020.

See here:

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2019/04/budget-exposes-coalitions-fake-immigration-cut

A Coalition con job to be sure.

For those who want a more sensible immigration policy, what voting options do we have?

Labor and the Greens love hyper immigration as much as the Libs-Nats.

One Nation wants zero-net immigration but they are a circus.

That leaves Sustainable Australia, endorsed by Dick Smith, on the centre-left. On the right, Australian Conservatives.

Sustainable Australia advocates lower immigration from its record level back to the long term average of 70,000 p.a.. See here: https://www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/policies

Australian Conservatives wants to halve the immigration intake. Here's a recent video of AC calling out Canberra's "Population Ponzi scheme": https://www.conservatives.org.au/the_population_ponzi_scheme_brazier

Polls show a solid majority of Australians want immigration scaled back.
Posted by Bozec, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 5:38:01 PM
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Polls show a solid majority of Australians want immigration scaled back.
Bozec,
I am a migrant & I would like to see Immigration handled by the Govt instead of immigration lawyers/agents. A person applying to migrate to Australia should not have to forfeit thousands of Dollars which in many cases is a lifetime savings, when the application is rejected.
The criteria should not be simply affordability, it should be character based & of course work qualifications. A lot of decent people get knocked back & can't afford a second application fee.
It doesn't take an Einstein to work out that the ability to pay would be a deciding factor in study visa approvals. Uni courses start at around $15,000 for English thence up & up $50,000 & more depending on the subject studied. Migrating to Australia is now an industry whereas years ago it was to get people into the country to help build the Nation.
Posted by individual, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 11:21:35 PM
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Bozec I agree but too want to see both sides address the madness that constant growth needs more migrants
It may very well be true but it also puts us on a bus that must crash
Overpopulation is not something that the future holds, it is here now
Moving the population ,not controlling it, is insane
Foreign aid by all means useful controlled by other than criminal leaders of captured countries but we must not forget any country that can not feed clothe and house its own is overpopulated
Posted by Belly, Thursday, 4 April 2019 6:20:06 AM
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Belly,
I couldn't agree more ! I have long said foreign aid should be in the form of commodities manufactured in Australia by australian workers. Not just sending millions which don't filter down to those who need help.
We could literally have a whole industry based on manufacturing foreign aid materials where both sides benefit. Tools, portable housing, water filtration, food, power generation etc could all be manufactured here, creating many jobs. Link that with a non-military National Service & a better society will be around the corner.
Posted by individual, Thursday, 4 April 2019 8:00:12 AM
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The 'reduction' is a joke. But, mass immigration is the only thing hiding poor eonomic growth. GDP looks good overall; per person it is crap, and we are all getting poorer. We still have .75 million unemployed. Neither Liberal nor Labor will give up their Big Australia nonsense. There are no conservative options. Small parties and one-trick activists are useless, even dangerous.

Do not cast a formal vote for anyone: it only encourages more of the same.
Posted by ttbn, Thursday, 4 April 2019 8:18:16 AM
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If the Liberal party dealt with the problem of mass immigration, it probably would not be facing oblivion at the fast approaching election.

It could confound Labor and cut immigration to at least the historical level of 70,000 if zero is to frightening for it.

Most Australians want immigration cut, particularly as we have now reached a population of 25 million 30 years before it was predicted, without the necessary infrastructure.
Posted by ttbn, Thursday, 4 April 2019 9:06:46 AM
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