Under the Albanese Labor government, a record 547,300 migrants arrived in Australia in 2023, according to ABS data published today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No government has ever brought as many migrants to Australia in a single year. As Australians struggle with finding a place to live, with congestion on our roads, and with pressure on services like seeing a GP, Labor\u2019s record pace of migration is not sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Labor must take responsibility for their Big Australia policy. Australia experienced record migration in 2023 because this Labor Government issued a record number of visas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2023, Labor issued:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before the election Anthony Albanese signalled that Labor would not back the return of mass immigration \u2013 but the numbers tell a different story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australians don\u2019t trust Labor to manage immigration, and for good reason. It was Labor\u2019s Ministerial Direction 99 that made it easier for criminal non-citizens to remain in Australia instead of being deported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Labor also released hardened criminals from immigration detention, did not issue them with the correct visas and have not monitored them adequately. Community safety has suffered as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Home Affairs Minister Clare O\u2019Neil has promised that by July 1 Australia\u2019s migration levels will return to normal, but on current figures it is impossible to see how. O\u2019Neil told Sunrise on 10 April: \u201cWhen we get to the 1st of July this year, and I’m talking about in a few months\u2019 time, we will be back in a normal year of migration. We will have halved our migration rate as a country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Coalition will rebalance Australia\u2019s migration program to maximise the economic benefits of immigration while managing the impacts on housing, congestion, the environment, and government services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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