Labor’s Migration Shake-Up May Not Be What It’s All Cracked up to Be

Commentary The Labor government of Anthony Albanese finishes the parliamentary year in the political doldrums.  Having nailed its colours to the mast of The Voice, which sank without trace, the government is flailing in the polls, seemingly without a notion of how to tackle the issues facing the nation.  At the top of the list is the ongoing cost of living pressures on Australians. Closely related are the issues of immigration and housing. The announcement about migration numbers reflects the malaise. Having hinted over the weekend that the government would be revising significantly the number of immigrants to Australia in coming years, the actual announcement fell far short of a major change....