Australia’s Immigration Levels

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Immigration contributes to Australia's workforce, economic development, population growth and cultural diversity. It helps address skills shortages, support essential industries and strengthen communities.

Pauline Hanson argues that immigration levels are placing undue pressure on housing, transport, hospitals, schools and other essential infrastructure. 

Her solution of drastically cutting immigration levels risks worsening Australia's existing skills shortages, particularly as the population ages. The challenge is to find the right balance between immigration levels and infrastructure capacity.​

Levels of immigration have dropped significantly and the Australian Government has set the 2026–27 Permanent Migration Program at 185,000 places, with a strong emphasis on skilled migration.

Project Open Democracy proposes that this balance should be continually reviewed through ongoing public participation, helping governments understand where Australians believe it should be struck as economic and social conditions change.

Question:

To what extent do you agree or disagree that Australia's current immigration settings, supported by continuous public feedback, will provide the right long-term balance between immigration levels and infrastructure capacity?

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