Labor spins new immigration lie
In September 2024, Matt Thistlethwaite, the federal assistant minister for immigration, told the Sydney Institute that “for many decades Australia hasn’t had a migration plan” and that “Australia’s migration policies have lacked direction and purpose”. “Migration’s been unresponsive to Australia’s needs”, Thistlethwaite said. “It has provided marginal economic benefit and hasn’t enhanced labour…
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