One Nation MP concedes party’s migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s once rural workforce included
One Nation MP David Farley has acknowledged that his party's migration targets are similar to Labor's when accounting for rural workforce needs. Farley argued that skilled workers and backpackers should be categorized separately from standard migration figures to support critical industries.
Why it matters
Migration policy is a highly contentious issue in Australian politics, and internal party inconsistencies regarding these figures are a point of public debate.
The One Nation leader Pauline Hanson previously counselled the member for Farrer David Farley over his comments about the party’s migration policy. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP The One Nation leader Pauline Hanson previously counselled the member for Farrer David Farley over his comments about the party’s migration policy. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP Australian politics One Nation MP concedes party’s migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s once rural workforce included David Farley says party wants 100,000 migrant rural workers in addition to the 130,000 migration target it considers the ‘true’ number
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