PoliticsAustralia has never deliberately driven migration into reverse. Would slamming the brakes be calamitous?

Australia is considering deliberately making net overseas migration negative, something it has never done by design. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson promises a three-year cut to temporary migrants, while opposition leader Angus Taylor proposes reducing net migration to 100,000 a year. Experts warn drastic cuts could hurt exports and government revenue and prolong an economic slump, though the migration system is also unbalanced.

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TThe Guardian★★★☆☆2026-10-11 14:00Original