The opposition leader said the Coalition would decide its plans for net migration after the election, contradicting a promise in May to nearly halve the intake.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton had promised in May to target a net migrant intake of 160,000.The Coalition will not set a target for net migration until after the election, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has said.The Coalition does have a target for the separate permanent migration program, a short-term cut from 185,000 to 140,000.The Coalition will not set a target for net migration before the next election, Peter Dutton has said, walking back a previous commitment to nearly halve the intake.
Mr Dutton has affirmed that policy, which would see the annual number of permanent visas fall from 185,000 to 140,000 for two years and then rise slightly again.Photo shows Peter Dutton sitting in the opposition leader's char in the house of representatives But the permanent program, which mostly grants visas to people who are already in Australia, bears little relationship to net migration, the figure that surged to well over half a million last year and has been the subject of political debate.
But Mr Dutton had been explicit that he would set a target, saying in May the opposition had "carefully looked at how you can do that" but declining to give specifics.
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