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“Governments don’t need a population policy; they have an immigration policy – more is better.”

“Those responsibilities grew to include direct control over immigration policy under Taylor, a priority issue for the opposition.”

“Alan Stanley, Upper Corindi Counting the costings One Nation has decided to use its internal resources to review its policy costings for the NSW state elections (“One Nation refuses chance to cost its policies”, October 13).”

“Angus Taylor, wanting to get back some of the support lost to One Nation, announces the Coalition migration policy, very similar to the One Nation policy, except that he promises “to make the biggest reduction to immigration in Australia’s history”.”

“The government’s refreshed immigration policy would increase funding for compliance and detention of visa overstayers, creates a ballot system for second and third year working holidaymakers, and bars many international students from bringing family members…”

“It is ludicrous to expect that the solutions to any of these problems are to be found in simplistic policies and slogans that politicians present to us every day.”

“Now the Coalition is waving away similar warnings its newly announced policy – the greatest cut in Australian history, it boasts – would damage economic growth and leave us with a skills shortage.”

“The Coalition announced its immigration policy on Tuesday, promising to reduce net overseas migration to 100,000 people a year, but experts aren’t convinced the numbers add up.”

“At least perhaps now we are starting to understand how our Indigenous people reacted to this early immigration policy.”

“Vicky Marquis, North Sydney Taylor looked like a leader As usual, the economists disagree with each other over immigration and its effect on the economy (Migration battle is looming for Taylor, October 7).”

“The strange policy of number of housing built with the immigration numbers is just logistically impossible to implement.”

“It was also a contrast with Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, who used his address to the annual Labour Party conference one week ago to talk about spending increases, not cuts.”

“Three weeks ago, announcing Labor’s migration policy, Tony Burke was keen to stress that the housing supply problem was not caused by immigration.”

“Andrew Macintosh, Cromer Diversity enriches us As just one of “the 13 million Australians with a parent born overseas”, I strongly agree with Eryk Bagshaw (“Immigration nation bears defending”, October 3).”

“So when he turns against Donald Trump and criticises the 47th US president’s repudiation of the old, multilateral, rules-based order, we should sit up and take notice.”

“A 63-page policy document, titled The Real Deal, outlines One Nation’s plan to make Victoria the toughest state on crime, repeal a raft of taxes, cancel the Suburban Rail Loop, rip up the Treaty with First Nations Victorians, and roll back renewable energy…”

“This week Donald Trump summoned reporters to the Oval Office to announce that a $US15 billion ($22 billion) steel plant would be built in the midwestern state of Iowa.”

“The news that US President Donald Trump offered to sell arms to China is the latest proof that Trump’s America is an unreliable ally (“Alarm at offer to sell China weapons”, September 29).”

“Its drastic immigration policy seems to be the main reason for the “surge” in the party’s growing popularity, and “the lady” seems to have most support in rural and regional areas.”

“Identity crisis A dual citizen, I have always travelled on my Australian passport, using my British one solely for entering and leaving the UK.”

“In 2011, immigration researcher Peter Mares said in a lecture delivered in the Senate that Australia was in danger of mirroring Germany through its use of Gastarbeiter, referring to migrant guest workers mostly of Turkish origin who could work in Germany, but…”

“…om the government’s latest intergenerational report is that immigration has saved us from the declining birth rates experienced by most other countries in recent years, and will go a long way to saving us in the future (“Australia faces rapid ageing as birth…”

“Ian Adair, Hunters Hill Anthony Albanese’s call for the UN to place restrictions on the US-China race for dominance in artificial intelligence could not come at a more opportune time.”

“The Coalition hero also states that Australia’s immigration policy works and is one of our great achievements.”

“He’s trying to out-Hanson Hanson on immigration, whilst at the same time trying to compete with Labor on tax policy.”