Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor criticizes the record levels of immigration during a housing crisis, stating it is unsustainable and has led to a reduction in Australians' standard of living. He warns that Australia would face a deep recession without immigration. The federal government is urged to accelerate home construction and pause overseas migration. MacroBusiness Chief Economist Leith van Onselen attributes the immigration issue to distorted incentives. Australia faces the challenge of finding 90,000 additional tradies in three months to combat the housing crisis caused by the influx of foreigners.
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Shadow housing minister Michael Sukkar has condemned the government's failure to deal with the housing crisis amid record immigration, as data shows 90,000 more tradies are needed to meet the housing target. https://t.co/dW0ZsXsNeE
Australia squandered the pandemic’s migration pause and is now dealing with the painful consequences of the largest influx of foreigners in over a century. Where are all these new arrivals going to live? Read more: https://t.co/SB0opx5O8S https://t.co/mfz4JRFsxn
Australia faces the impossible task of finding an extra 90,000 tradies in the next three months for the government to meet its flagship goal to combat the housing crisis. https://t.co/33k5bKx4sI
MacroBusiness Chief Economist Leith van Onselen says the reason Australia is facing an immigration problem is because of “distorted incentives”. https://t.co/fjAqK4PEoK
Shadow Government Services Minister Paul Fletcher has slammed Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil and Immigration Minister Andrew Giles for showing a “lack of competence”. https://t.co/05whKann2w
Shadow Government Services Minister Paul Fletcher has called on the Albanese government to “show leadership” and “explain to the Australian people” what his government is doing on the issue of TikTok. https://t.co/WYVNLdkeFq
Shadow Government Services Minister Paul Fletcher says the former Coalition government “got the balance right” in “advancing Australia’s national interests” with the Chinese government. https://t.co/L8lNtbhO2n
The federal government is under intense pressure to accelerate the construction of new homes and temporarily pause overseas migration, with some declaring the situation has "gone too far". https://t.co/gmkt96Z2sw
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says Australia needs to “make sure” that they “set the line in the sand” in its relationship with China. https://t.co/EHLlqnYrKL
Australia’s record immigration intake is largely being fuelled by what has been branded “one of Australia’s biggest economic lies”. https://t.co/GsmlFJOtPT
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says Australia would be in a “deep recession” if you “took away immigration”. https://t.co/ZV7sxh00xI
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has called for “common sense” on immigration policy and says record levels of immigration during a housing crisis are “just not sustainable”. https://t.co/mIOGX5CwID
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says Australians are “experiencing a recession”, which is a “remarkably bad situation” for the country. https://t.co/x6EarbDYlo
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says there has been a “7.5 per cent reduction” in the standard of living for Australians “since Labor came to power”. https://t.co/7rMy5kLpgU