‘Performative reductions’: Labor MPs and business groups urge Burke against sweeping immigration changes

MPs say they are anxious for the government to avoid cuts to family and humanitarian visa categoriesMajor business groups have urged Labor to suspend its immigration changes and consult further...

By Josh Butler and Krishani Dhanji · The Guardian World

MPs say they are anxious for the government to avoid cuts to family and humanitarian visa categories Major business groups have urged Labor to suspend its immigration changes and consult further with industry about how to get more skilled workers into the country, amid questions about looming Labor tweaks on permanent migration. With home affairs minister Tony Burke delaying an anticipated immigration speech by at least one week, some Labor MPs say they are anxious to avoid major changes to the family and humanitarian visa categories, with one urging against “performative reductions” in migration in response to One Nation. Continue reading...