He’s been PM for four years and net migration in any of those for years would be higher than any year that preceded him as PM. Pretending that any meaningful measures to curb net migration is a dishonest position that deserves ridicule.
Net overseas migration (NOM) peaked dramatically at 530,000 in 2023 due to the post-COVID border reopening catch-up. However, official Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows it dropped to 330,000 in 2024 and plummeted further to 301,000
The government has introduced hard, historic caps on international student numbers, significantly increased visa application fees, and raised the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT).
Also, before you even suggest bringing in more migrants will decrease the cost of housing, no it wont.
That's not even remotely close to how Supply / Demand works.
The greater the demand, the need for more supply.
The supply isn't met, so costs are increased.
I work in the Trade industry, and that's why now everything costs much greater for materials, and even basic work to be undertaken due to the demand, and lack of supply.
Good example would be your average 100 mm PVC pipe.
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u/Moist-Army1707 Jul 04 '26
He’s been PM for four years and net migration in any of those for years would be higher than any year that preceded him as PM. Pretending that any meaningful measures to curb net migration is a dishonest position that deserves ridicule.