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

https://mins.news/en/item/95320

- The Guardian, 2026-10-11 14:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/12/australia-has-never-driven-migration-into-reverse-by-design-would-slamming-the-brakes-on-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.