Peter Dutton promises to slash permanent migration by 25% in short term in populist budget reply

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton shared his response to the federal budget, Labor shelves deportation bill and violence rages in New Caledonia.

Peter Dutton pledges to slash migration to fix housing crisis

In his third budget reply speech, the opposition leader has laid out a plan to get Australia ‘back on track’.

Peter Dutton vows to cut immigration to 140,000 a year

Peter Dutton has vowed to “restore the Australian dream” of home ownership through drastic immigration measures.

Dutton calls to slash permanent migration and international student numbers

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has used his budget reply speech to advocate a reduction to migration numbers.

Dutton promises to slash migration and spending

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has unveiled an election pitch based on slashing migration numbers, nuclear power and stronger laws to protect community safety.

Peter Dutton pledges to drastically slash migration in bid to free up 100,000 homes over five years

A Coalition government would drastically slash migration as its main way of freeing up more than 100,000 homes over five years, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has promised in his budget reply. A Dutton government would reduce Australia’s permanent migration program by a quarter – from 185,000 to 140,000 for the first two years “in recognition of the urgency of this crisis”, Dutton said. The program would then increase to 150,000 in the third y…