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Summary
Peter Malinauskas, South Australia's premier, has warned the Australian government not to reduce migration to satisfy the One Nation party. He says migration is important to support the economy, address an aging population, and fix the housing crisis, and that cutting migration numbers would harm the country.Key Facts
- Malinauskas opposes cutting migration as a response to populist political pressure from the One Nation party.
- He believes Australia faces a housing crisis, not a migration crisis.
- Australia will soon have more people aged over 65 than under 15, increasing the need for migrants to support the workforce.
- Malinauskas suggests migration policy should focus on bringing in workers with skills needed in industries like housing construction.
- He warns that reducing international student numbers is a bad idea.
- Deciding migration targets should be based on real skills shortages and regional growth, not arbitrary numbers.
- Malinauskas’s grandparents migrated to Australia after World War II, adding personal context to his support for migration.
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