What are people saying about the changes to migration?

The federal government has unveiled sweeping changes to migration policy settings, triggering reactions across the political spectrum.

* "Everything I've announced means this: if you want to come on a temporary basis to Australia, apply for a temporary visa. If you want to come to Australia permanently, apply for a permanent visa, and if you no longer have a valid visa, you should leave Australia. That's all it is." - Immigration Minister Tony Burke

* "There are some measures that have been announced that have merit and that may go some way to dealing with this problem but there is so much more to do." - opposition home affairs spokesman Jonathon Duniam

* "The government is now resorting to using our farmers, service industry, other regional industries as whipping boys for their failure to bring down migration. The targeting in Tony Burke's speech of the farm sector is an outrage." - Nationals leader Matt Canavan

* "This policy announced today is a culture war and a dog whistle. This is the Labor government chasing the Liberals and One Nation further down the rabbit hole on a culture war because they don't have the guts to stand up to the big corporations who are actually driving the cost of living crisis and the housing crisis." - Greens leader Larissa Waters

* "The prioritisation of some critical workforces is welcome, but prioritisation must also be backed with increases in processing capacity." - Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Andrew McKellar

* "Almost one in three occupations in this country are short of workers right now. That is the challenge that any migration policy should be looking to solve." - Business Council of Australia chief executive Bran Black

* "These policies can work to mitigate the boom to bust cycles that the building industry has endured over recent years." - Housing Industry Association chief economist Tim Reardon

* "We will not stand by while migrants and refugees are used as political punching bags. We will fight any attempt to take away the right to work or shut people out of seeking protection." - Asylum Seeker Resource Centre chief executive Kon Karapanagiotidis