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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tom McIlroy Political editor

One Nation’s plan to cut migration by 750,000 would ‘smash economy’ and force hospitals to close, Labor says

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said the new migration policy would give ‘illegal migrants’ three months to leave Australia. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

One Nation’s latest immigration policy would “smash the Australian economy” and force hospitals and aged care facilities to close, Labor has warned, while the university sector has urged against a “race to the bottom” on cutting overseas arrivals.

One Nation said on Monday it would cut the number of temporary migrants in Australia by more than 750,000 over three years, targeting international students and family members of skilled migrants.

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