The federal government's attempt to ram through seismic immigration changes has backfired.
Immigration
With Australia's population about to hit 27 million, the next election may be dominated by immigration.
The Albanese government's new migration strategy promises to reduce the number of arrivals in Australia. Now comes the hard part: making it work.
It's too hard to get a skilled visa in Australia but too easy to come through the back door. A new migration strategy to be released on Monday aims to flip this on its head.
A centrist economist's disdain for the public broadcaster's economics coverage highlights simmering industry tensions over the way immigration and inflation are being covered.
While a lot of media coverage has been on a single boat arrival in recent days, new figures show 74 asylum seekers are arriving every day by plane.
We're likely to see headlines soon about record high house prices. It would add fresh fuel to the fire in the affordability and immigration debates.
A transcript of Capital Brief's interview with Andrew Giles ahead of the release of a new migration strategy for the nation.
Immigration minister Andrew Giles tells Capital Brief that Australia will move to a tiered migration system, with less regulations placed on salaries over a certain threshold.
