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Angus Taylor proposes one-for-one migration cap tied to housing
Key takeaways
- Opposition Leader Angus Taylor wants to limit Australia's migration intake.
- The Coalition will seek to tie net overseas migration to the pace of home-building, as Opposition Leader Angus Taylor proposes an alternate housing plan in his first budget-in-reply speech.
- Mr Taylor would also commit $5 billion to local infrastructure supporting new home construction if elected, while pledging to scrap most of Labor's flagship housing programs.
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Opposition Leader Angus Taylor wants to limit Australia's migration intake. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
The Coalition will seek to tie net overseas migration to the pace of home-building, as Opposition Leader Angus Taylor proposes an alternate housing plan in his first budget-in-reply speech.
Mr Taylor would also commit $5 billion to local infrastructure supporting new home construction if elected, while pledging to scrap most of Labor's flagship housing programs.
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