Liberals pour cold water on frontbencher's migration comments
In a wideranging speech to the National Press Club, Andrew Bragg accuses the Morrison government of "madness" and says the major political parties have "buggered it up".
Several Liberal frontbenchers have criticized Andrew Bragg's suggestion that net migration cuts could be achieved by targeting backpackers and international students. The Coalition colleagues stated that this idea is not an agreed opposition policy and does not reflect the position of Angus Taylor's shadow cabinet. Bragg's speech at the National Press Club proposed reducing net migration to around 180,000, which would help address Australia's housing shortfall and prove beneficial to the budget and economy.
However, several senior opposition sources confirmed that Bragg's analysis was not a formal policy announcement and that the Labor government had not finalized its migration plan, which aims to achieve Treasury's net migration forecasts.
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