Immigration rates under One Nation will be 'not too different' to Labor, MP says
Confusion has emerged within Australia's One Nation party after MP David Farley suggested their migration policy was similar to the government's, while leader Pauline Hanson insisted on a much lower target. Both major parties are currently adjusting their migration policies to address housing and economic concerns.
Why it matters
Migration policy is a central issue in Australian politics, impacting housing affordability and national economic strategy.
David Farley says One Nation's migration numbers are "not too different" to its political rivals. ( AAP: Bianca de Marchi )
One Nation MP David Farley told ABC Insiders the party's migration cuts put it on footing "not too different" to the government, at a figure of about 230,000 a year.
Party leader Pauline Hanson has since written that One Nation's net migration target would be 130,000, "less than half" the government's current migration levels.
Labor is planning an overhaul of temporary visas as it seeks to slash arrivals, while the Coalition is developing policy to tie migration to housing construction rates, as both seek to ward off One Nation on the issue of migration.
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