Peter Dutton pledges to drastically slash migration in bid to free up 100,000 homes over five years
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
A Coalition government would drastically slash migration as its main way of freeing up more than 100,000 homes over five years, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has promised in his budget reply.
A Dutton government would reduce Australia’s permanent migration program by a quarter – from 185,000 to 140,000 for the first two years...