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Angus Taylor's Budget reply pledges deep immigration cuts

politicsMay 14, 202617167

In his official budget reply, Opposition leader Angus Taylor pledged to reduce immigration and restrict migrants' access to selected welfare payments, framing the moves as necessary to fix Australia’s housing crisis. Taylor presented the plan as a major shake-up of Coalition policy, putting migration cuts at the center of the party's alternative to Labor's budget. The proposals would reshape Australia’s migration and welfare settings, affect labor supply and entitlement access for new arrivals, and signal a rightward shift for the Liberal Party ahead of the next election.

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