Tony Burke on Labor’s immigration shake-up - podcast

Home affairs minister Tony Burke delivered a speech at the National Press Club on Thursday, announcing immigration reforms to achieve Labor’s forecasts for net overseas migration.

After being postponed at short notice six weeks ago, Burke’s speech comes in the same week that One Nation announced its policy to significantly cut the number of temporary migrants in Australia.

Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to Burke about why the government is making the changes, the limitations that come from not successfully securing Coalition support, and why new migrants aren’t to blame for the housing crisis Read more : Tony Burke rejects farmers’ claims that immigration changes will increase food prices Amid claims of ‘mass migration’, Labor hopes a measured approach will take the hot air out of the debate Backpacker ballot and detention centre for visa overstayers: what we know about Australia’s new migration plan Continue reading...