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Coalition leader Angus Taylor defended the party’s proposed immigration cuts on ABC’s Insiders on Sunday, claiming they were necessary to raise productivity and living standards.
Taylor argued Australia’s migration system should be focused on attracting workers with skills that increase productivity, rather than relying on population growth to drive economic activity.
“We are reducing the numbers and raising the standards”, he said.
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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
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