Slimmed-down migration program has regional focus
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government has announced a reduced annual cap on migration of 160,000 for each of the next four years, as well as measures to stream a greater proportion of migrants to regional areas and boost the skilled component to these places.
The overhaul of the program comes after pressure from various quarters including conservative Liberals for...





