Andrew Bragg stands by proposed migration limits – even as Liberal colleagues decline to back him in
Australian shadow housing minister Andrew Bragg is advocating for a reduction in net migration to 180,000 per year to address housing shortages. Despite his proposal, other members of the Liberal party have declined to publicly support the specific target.
Why it matters
The debate highlights the intersection of immigration policy and the ongoing housing affordability crisis in Australia.
The shadow minister for housing, Andrew Bragg, says his migration figures target could be achieved via ‘modest reductions in international students, working holiday-makers, and some unskilled workers’./ Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP The shadow minister for housing, Andrew Bragg, says his migration figures target could be achieved via ‘modest reductions in international students, working holiday-makers, and some unskilled workers’./ Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Liberal party Andrew Bragg stands by proposed migration limits – even as Liberal colleagues decline to back him in Angus Taylor and other Coalition members not supporting shadow housing minister’s target migration numbers, which would be the lowest figures since the mid-2000s
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