Immigration – getting past knee-jerk reactions

Immigration – getting past knee-jerk reactions
The Productivity Commission scores an 8 out of 10 on its immigration advice. (Image: Getty)
Jem Traylen
A year ago, the government teased us with two big policy “trailers”: the first was for a Productivity Commission inquiry into immigration settings.The second sounded like a real blockbuster: the government said it would seize the once-in-a-generation opportunity of closed borders to “reset” immigration onto a different path.The end results landed in reverse: first came the government’s announcement of its main decisions on the rebalance (née reset), and then, a few weeks later, the commission dropped its fin...

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