Get ready for an immigration boom
by Leith van OnselenThe stars are aligning for a massive increase of immigration once the COVID-19 lockdown ends.
Over the past week, we witnessed lobby groups and senior economists soften the Australian population up for a big ramp-up in immigration.
It began with Australia’s chief property lobby groups, the Property Council of Australia and the Housing Industry Association, both demanding that the federal government open Australia up to low-skilled immigration and international students to juice housing demand.
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