Labor’s upheaval to Australia’s 'broken' migration system leaves serious questions unanswered over the 'confusing' proposed reforms, says shadow immigration minister Dan Tehan.
Concerns have been raised over the Labor government’s overhaul of the migration system, after it unveiled aHome Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil on Thursday announced the government will seek to adopt a simplified three-tiered assessment system, designed to cut red tape and make it easier to streamline migrant applications.
Shadow immigration minister Dan Tehan told Sky News Australia that he would like to work with the Labor government to help deliver on the shake-up, but detailed his concern about how it will play out. “What’s the impact that that’s going to have on inflation and therefore on interest rates, we need to have that answer, what’s the cost of bringing in these 650,000 plus more people,” he said.
Mr Tehan said he was concerned that Ms O’Neil had failed to address how they will fund the new scheme in the wake of the upcoming federal budget. The review delivered on the Labor government’s focus to bring in skilled migrants to address the nationwide labour shortages plaguing industries like aged care.
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