One Nation’s immigration policy is not clear, even to its MPs
Pauline Hanson’s party does not have a firm grasp on its own migration targets. Here is how it has evolved in the past year Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation has kicked off the week with a blunder after struggling to define one of its key policies – immigration. The Pauline Hanson-led party’s surge in popularity this year, according to polling, has been met…
The One Nation party, led by Pauline Hanson, has struggled to clearly define its immigration policy. The party's official stance, as listed on their website, is to support zero net migration. However, they have updated this policy online, indicating they would cap visas at 130,000 per year. It is unclear whether this figure represents total migration or net migration, which includes both long-term arrivals and departures.
Malcolm Roberts, a member of the party, has stated that One Nation's immigration policy would result in a negative net immigration rate of 90,000 a year, based on the annual departure rate of around 220,000. Pauline Hanson herself has suggested a cap of 130,000 per year, saying "One Nation’s policy is to cap immigration at approximately 130,000 per year, numbers we can actually accommodate."
When discussing immigration in the Senate, Hanson said the party's policy would lead to a "negative net immigration rate of 90,000 a year." However, in a private member's bill to establish a plebiscite on immigration, NSW Senator Sean Bell proposed net zero migration for five years, aiming to balance the number of people entering and leaving the country.
Other party members have also expressed varying opinions on the immigration policy, with some suggesting the figure of 306,000 as a net migration rate is too high.
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