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‘ICE SQUAD’: Angus Taylor grilled over migration crackdown
Taylor says the Coalition would use existing agencies to identify and deport overstayers while cutting net overseas migration to 100,000 for two years.
- On Tuesday, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor unveiled the Coalition's migration policy in Sydney, pledging to slash net overseas migration to 100,000 annually for two years, calling it "the biggest cut to immigration in the history of this country."
- Seeking "breathing space" for infrastructure, the Coalition aims to reduce visa-hopping and deport those with invalid visas, while facing scrutiny over whether the policy mimics One Nation's platform to regain voters.
- The plan would reduce temporary visa holders by around 650,000 over four years, while boosting the federal budget by around $260 million, according to Coalition estimates produced with Parliamentary Budget Office assistance.
- During a Wednesday television appearance, Taylor rejected comparisons to an "ICE squad" for deportations, even as the Business Council of Australia lambasted the plan as a "big bucket of cold water over businesses across Australia."
- Minister for Citizenship Julian Hill criticized the policy as a "panicked" plea for headlines, while the government maintains its own target of 225,000, conceding migration had "fallen a bit too slowly" since the post-pandemic peak.
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Following months of discussions and partial announcements, Liberal leader Angus Taylor has unveiled the Coalition’s migration policy, including the “biggest cut to immigration in the history of this country”. One Nation and the government got in first, announcing their plans last month. If elected in 2028, the Coalition has pledged to cut net overseas migration (called “NOM”) to 100,000 annually in their first two years of government. Currently,…
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