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Stewart Lockie, Director, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University

The migration debate has a big blind spot: much of regional Australia is shrinking

Migration policy is emerging as one of this year’s defining political battlegrounds. The Albanese government, Coalition and One Nation have all committed to reducing net overseas migration.

Alongside all these commitments are promises to protect regional Australia by maintaining the flow of health-care and seasonal agricultural workers.

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