Australia’s migration system is broken in key parts, often seen as unfair, and fails to properly serve either migrants or business, according to a scathing assessment by the Albanese government’s migration review.
The inquiry, to be released on Thursday, strongly warns against the over-reliance on temporary migrants, risking Australia becoming a country of “permanently temporary” residents.
It concludes that making the migration system fit for purpose will require “major reform” rather than “tinkering and incrementalism”.
