Budget plan: Australia to open borders next year to bring back migrants

“And those skilled workers play a very important role across the economy, but we’re not going to compromise public safety, or indeed the economic recovery, by moving ahead of the medical advice.”

“We will get back to it over time,” he said. “Obviously, net overseas migration went negative through this crisis. You’ll see Treasury’s forecast for the coming years on Tuesday night, but that again is a pandemic effect, not a permanent change. Labor home affairs spokeswoman Kristina Keneally argued one year ago for greater priority to be given to unemployed Australians rather than a return to the migration levels of the past.“Do we want migrants to return to Australia in the same numbers and in the same composition as before the crisis? Our answer should be no,” she wrote.

“By the end of the forecast period in 2023-24, net overseas migration is still not expected to return to pre-COVID-19 levels,” it said. “By 2028-29, net overseas migration is assumed to reach 235,000 per year.” “We might be able to hobble along for a couple of years without it but immigration is really fundamental to Australia,” said Gabriela D’Souza, senior economist at the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia, an independent think tank that began in 1960.

“It’s an interesting point about the money that Australians are spending domestically, the money that otherwise they would have spent overseas. And, as you know, it is not insignificant,” he said.While more than 11.3 million Australian travellers returned from an overseas trip in the year before the pandemic, the number of returning Australians was 1.4 million in the first year of the crisis, with millions of consumers forced to spend their money at home.

Jesus you guys will print anything these idiots say, won’t you?

How about Frydenberg and scottyDoesNothing being stranded Aussies home first? auspol

Where are you going to house them

Everything this bloke & SMIRKO keep promising is AFTER the NEXT ELECTION!! DON'T be CONNED AGAIN by these marketing GURUS!!🤔😜🤔👎😜👎

This isnt evidence based. Saul Estlake put out a good piece saying that economic growth increases as a number with migration but the growth is only to support new arrivals and adds no net benefit. So why is it needed? Its not, for the economy.

What about international students. There are 3 priorities 1) Stranded Australians 2) International Students 3) Migrants and Other Common travellers Do as it listed

Meanwhile, leave stranded Aussies overseas behind.

What happened to the health bureaucrats’ review of quarantine for the vaccinated?

JoshFrydenberg does ScottMorrisonMP know this as yesterday he is quoted as borders staying closed indefinitely. Does this party have an actual plan on borders? The ppl surely are entitled to know. And what’s your comment on Scott creating 2 worlds? Vacc vs non-vacc

Did he say what colour or religion, he was planning on ?

Mistake!

The government continues its plan for Australia's economy - defining it by population growth rather than by products/exports

I emphatically don’t want a return to anything like the previous levels of migration. We cannot sustain a large, growing population. Nobody from this govt or anyone else asked me for my reasons. Mistake. Big mistake.

Anyone else can't stand Josh's Voice, Everytime either Josh or Scumbo get on TV I have to change the Channel, can't stand all the Fluff and Bullshit anymore !!!!

'Health experts' a convenient shield for this hapless govt. More crystal ball gazing from the treasurer. How about a coherent human resource strategy, training and support for people to take on work in key sectors. Needs vision & planning - not LNP ineptitude.

Do we really want that? House prices are out of control, even though our population is half a million less than it would have been if no pandemic. Not sure how this is helpful to those looking for housing, whether it be rental or buying.

Where are the jobs coming from .. and we seem to only let rich people in that buy all the housing .. Australians seem to suffer .. will not vote for this ..

Yes, house prices are too low.....

Rip off migrant workers whilst failing to train or employ Australian’s adequately. Sounds about typical of the Liberals.

All it will take is an effective vaccine roll-out and creation of national quarantine facilities.. Who might be responsible for that I wonder? 🤔

It might be nice if they could organise a few vaccinations and quarantine facilities too.

happy to swamp the country with low paid immigrants to assist the ponzi scheme

Liberal government is now pro-migration? What a weird time.

Great idea. Make sure your profession has substantial barriers to entry though is my advice.

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