# Bragg says lower-income Australians should accept substandard housing, drawing rebukes over migration plan

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-13 07:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/13/andrew-bragg-lower-income-earners-should-accept-substandard-housing-migration-liberal

> Liberal senator Andrew Bragg said lower-income Australians should accept poorly built homes to help increase housing supply. Opposition leader Angus Taylor rebuked him for departing from Coalition policy, while the Nationals opposed cuts to working holiday visas for rural and regional workers. Bragg also proposed reducing net overseas migration to 180,000 a year.