One Nation MP Reveals Targets Missing 100,000 Migrants
David Farley said One Nation’s cap would allow at least 100,000 additional workers through other visa programs, putting its effective total near Labor’s forecast.
- On Sunday, One Nation MP David Farley clarified the party's migration policy, setting a 'true NOM' target of 130,000 while specifying at least 100,000 additional skilled workers would remain in the annual intake.
- Farley argued for defining net overseas migration in its 'true form,' excluding Pacific workers and skilled aged-care nurses from the primary cap to focus on specific economic needs rather than raw totals.
- This approach produces an actual migration rate of about 230,000, which Farley admitted is 'not too different' from current government forecasts, though he emphasized prioritizing workers for agriculture, engineering, and mining over urban centers.
- Cabinet minister Chris Bowen claimed the comments show One Nation 'backs government migration policy,' while Opposition immigration spokesman Jonno Duniam countered that voters deserve a clear explanation of the party's actual immigration goals.
- These policy debates occur as One Nation grows in popularity, though confusion over visa caps complicates the party's platform, which faces ongoing challenges from both major political parties on migration policy.
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The Courier
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One Nation’s migration maths starts to unravel as Labor closes the gap - The Indian Sun
One Nation’s signature promise to slash migration to 130,000 a year has become considerably harder to explain after one of its own MPs conceded the party would allow at least another 100,000 foreign workers into Australia, putting its practical number remarkably close to Labor’s own migration target. David Farley, the recently elected One Nation member for Farrer, told the ABC’s Insiders on Sunday that the party’s headline figure did not include…
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