Bob Birrell talks Coalition immigration civil war on Bolt Report

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Last night, Dr Bob Birrell from the Australian Population Research Institute (APRI) appeared on The Bolt Report last night, which discussed a number of issues, including:

  • Immigration Minister, Peter Dutton’s, attempts to cut Australia’s immigration intake, which has been rebuffed by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison;
  • Why Australia should cut Australia’s immigration intake;
  • Opposition by the Australian Treasury to cutting immigration, and why its position is misguided;
  • Chronic pressures on housing in Sydney and Melbourne arising from Australia’s mass immigration program; and
  • Why the ‘skilled’ immigration program is a con.
About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.