The Liberal Party has flagged housing supply, healthcare opportunities and schooling availability as the main factors which will determine the Liberal Party's immigration policy.
Shadow home affairs minister Jonathon Duniam has flagged housing supply, healthcare opportunities and schooling availability as the main factors which will determine the Liberal Party’s immigration policy.
Speaking to Sky News on Tuesday, Senator Duniam said recent data had suggested Australia was bringing in an additional hundred thousand immigrants above the 10-year average.Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley, Dan Tehan MP and Senator Jonathon Duniam hold a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin OllmanBut before a target can be reached, other “basic elements” needed to be mapped out before “new Australians” could be brought into the country.“ figure out how many houses we’ve got coming online over the next couple of years. Figure out with state and territory governments how their health systems can cater for new Australians,” he said.“Figure out with state and territory governments how our schools can cater for immigrants that want to bring kids in and have them educated here. “If we can’t figure those things out, how on earth can you set a number?”Mr Duniam said the Liberal Party wanted to take the “fear” and “divisiveness” out of the immigration debate.“We’ve got to figure out what Australia needs when it comes to skilled migration, the skill sets we need,” he said.“We’ve got to figure out where the holes are, both in terms of skill sets and industries, but also geographically. Where in the country do we need to send people to bolster workforce?“We are going to go about figuring out what is in the best interests of Australia and work it back from there.”
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