Govt determining how many customers each org/company in an industry can have is a recipe for chaos & unending arguments. It’s certainly not a sound basis for managing an industry. afr.com/politics/feder…

This draft Int Ed & Skills Strategic Framework talks about ‘quality education’ but does not once mention attracting high performing overseas students with a high chance of success in education & getting skilled jobs. education.gov.au/international-…

While delegate decided specific release in Jan20, Dutton would have known large numbers of detainees were being released in 2019-20 due to pressure on detention network. Xmas Is closed late 2018 & reopened late 2020 to deal with pressure from late 2019. smh.com.au/politics/feder…

As now seems Govt will proceed with an enrolment cap for overseas students at each provider, I thought I should re-post this. This will be very contentious policy & can only last for a year or two. It’s really designed to get Govt past the next Election. independentaustralia.net/politics/polit…

Dutton will argue it was a decision of a delegate. But then he has criticised current Ministers of hiding behind faceless bureaucrats. Rock and hard place?

I don’t agree with either Coates or Van Onselen on the economic impact of skilled migration as expressed in this article. Sloppy analysis by both of them but at opposite extremes. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy/2…

Key to good immigration policy is to start planning for and managing net migration and stop pretending managing permanent migration is sufficient. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy/2…

Key to good immigration policy is to start planning for and managing net migration and not pretend planning for permanent migration is sufficient. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy/2…

Highly unlikely house prices will fall with forecast cut to net migration but the marginal benefit from migration can improve with better targeting.

Morrison’s God told him genocide is good.

High level public servants have been paid more than the PM for over a decade. Apparently, the Daily Telegraph somehow found out. Go figure.

This decision won’t change Govt pushing forward its Deportation Bill. After some wrangling on amendments to narrow its scope plus some accountability mechanisms, Coalition will support the Bill. Just has to do some more politicking. theguardian.com/australia-news…

The real question is how much of the dumb luck have we failed to capitalise on with an adequate mining tax & sovereign wealth fund. afr.com/policy/economy…

Drill baby drill!

Labor knew Bill had massive over-reach forcing Coalition to argue for narrowing. It’s the position from which Labor wanted to negotiate. Coalition now wants irrelevant demands such as reinstatement of TPVs. It’s all about optics. theconversation.com/the-government…

We live in a world where withholding bombs from a Govt committed to using them to commit genocide is being criticised. 9news.com.au/world/israel-h…

Increase in finances students must show is designed to further drive down offshore application rate in JuneQ. That would enable SeptQ of 24-25 to start with much lower net migration. Critical to delivering on PM’s promise to get net migration down to 250k. minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/ClareONeil/Pag…

The lax regulation of migration agents/lawyers was a major contributing factor to the massive labour trafficking scam abusing asylum system under Dutton/Pezzullo. But because of the way our MSM operates, they will get away with that scott free. crikey.com.au/2024/05/09/hom…

Just spent 10 days in Norway. Murdoch would describe it as ‘woke’ & ‘socialist’. Sadly for Murdoch, the country seems to work remarkably well.

With NZ citizens who have been in OZ 4+ years having a direct pathway to OZ citizenship, there will be fewer such cases subject to s501 Character cancellation. On balance, that’s probably a good thing despite this guy’s appalling criminal record. smh.com.au/national/nsw/v…