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

Pauline Hanson’s immigration cuts will cost ‘many billions of dollars’ to implement, former top official says

Pauline Hanson
Pauline Hanson says her party, One Nation, would cut the number of temporary migrants in Australia by more than 750,000 over three years. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Enforcement of Pauline Hanson’s hardline immigration cuts would cost “many, many billions of dollars” and require widespread compliance checks across aged care facilities and some of the country’s biggest construction sites, a former senior immigration official has said.

The One Nation leader on Monday announced plans to 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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