Peta Credlin, ‘Nation’s foreign policy is being driven by minority influence’, The Australian, 2 May 2024, page 11. The article concludes: ‘Right now, at 765,900 last year, immigration is far too high. It is depressing wages, boosting housing costs and clogging infrastructure. And without a much greater stress on the importance of migrants joining Team Australia, we’re at risk of importing all the troubles of the wider world, of which the Gaza conflict is just the most obvious immediate example.’
Jim Anthony, ‘Why have the Australian Bureau of Statistics decided not to use the ethnic identity question in the 2026 Census?’, End Mass Migration – Australia, 29 April 2024.
Tony Abbott, ‘”Progressive” push within is splintering centre-right unity’, The Australian, 26 April 2024, page 11.
The article concludes: ‘Supporting high immigration with more or less open borders, because it creates larger markets and a pool of cheap labour for big business, or because it’s somehow owed to the Third World, or because it creates the illusion of economic growth while GDP per person stagnates, is toxic to conservatives’ working-class constituency, because it depresses wages, lifts housing costs, and clogs infrastructure, and can set up clashes between poorly integrated communities’ values and mainstream ones.’
Eva Vlaardingerbroek, Speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Budapest, 25 April 2024. This conference was hosted by Hungary’s Center for Fundamental Rights.
Geoffrey Blainey, ‘Anzac Day: Lessons of war now forgotten on the home front’,The Australian, 25 April 2024, page 11. [The print title was ‘Lessons of war forgotten in a changed nation’.]
Extract: ‘At the end of the [Second World] War, Australian politicians of all parties knew their country had achieved a narrow escape. They learned from the experience. Sure that their nation in the next war could not defend itself without a much larger population and a strong industrial base, they conducted in the quarter century from 1945 to 1970 ambitious forms of nation-building. We forget that they did not just seek migrants as such. They sought people – new Australians – whose first loyalty would unfailingly be to Australia.’
Peta Credlin, ‘Old hatreds are splitting us into a “nation of tribes”‘, The Australian, 19 April 2024, page 11.
Simon Benson, ‘Migrant rush puts ALP vow to halt numbers in peril’, The Australian, 17 April 2024, pages 1-2.
Rhiannon Down, ‘People-smugglers ‘to peddle lies’ on migration’, The Australian, 16 April 2024, page 8.
Rhiannon Down, ‘Labor for Refugees splits on “flawed” migration laws’, The Australian, 12 April 2024, page 2.
Jack the Insider, ‘O Canada, what a way to run your immigration policy’, The Australian, 11 April 2024, page 11.
Extract: ‘The trick to a successful immigration policy is not counted in raw numbers, net migration or population growth. It is determined by public confidence. When that begins to erode, social and economic consequences abound.’
Leith van Onselen, ‘Australians reject Albo’s immigration tsunami’, MacroBusiness, 10 April 2024. The article summarises this research report by Katharine Betts and Bob Birrell: Australian voters’ views since the voice referendum: key messages and Australian voters’ views since the voice referendum: main report (10 April 2024).
Judith Sloan, ‘Soaring migration means misery has plenty of company’, The Australian, 9 April 2024, page 11.
Extract: ‘There is one thing government could do [to counteract the misery of unemployment and inflation] that would be helpful and that is to act decisively to cut net overseas migration. Indeed, it should have moved on this front early last year, but the indications are that there is a marked reluctance on the part of the government to do so. Recent figures point to both the numbers of international students and temporary migrants here being at all-time highs.’
Rosie Lewis, ‘Andrew Giles could allow tourists to arrive from black-listed countries while other nationals are banned under emergency migration laws’, The Australian, 1 April 2024, pages 1-2. [The print title was ‘Migrant law “bordering on useless”‘.]
Leith van Onselen, ‘”Simply too high”: Australia nearing crucial immigration “peak”‘, Herald Sun, 31 March 2024.
Josh Gordon, Craig Butt and Alex Crowe, ‘Parts of Melbourne are more crowded than Manhattan and London. Find out how dense your suburb is’, The Age, 30 March 2024, pages 1 and 10. [The print title was ‘The squeeze is on: CBD north beats Manhattan’.]
Benjamin Preiss, ‘Big-city problems surfing in on Torquay as newcomers embrace a sea change’, The Age, 30 March 2024, pages 4 and 5.
Sarah Ison, ‘Net overseas migration likely to surpass 375,000 in June, experts and Coalition say’, The Australian, 26 March 2024, page 4. [The print title was ‘Immigration not on target to drop‘.]
Peter Van Onselen, ‘Politicians play migration policy whack-a-mole‘, The Weekend Australian, 23-24 March 2024, page 15.
Tom Dusevic, ‘”Big Australia” express is roaring back to bite us’, The Weekend Australian, 23-24 March 2024, page 21.
Frank Chung, ‘Graph exposes $40 billion “lie” driving immigration’, Herald Sun, 22 March 2024.
Stephen Lunn, Joe Kelly and Alexi Demetriadi, ‘Record migrant arrivals prompt “Big Australia” stoush’, The Australian, 22 March 2024, page 5. [The print title was ‘Labor’s jumbo-sized growing pains’.]
Geoff Chambers and Patrick Commins, ‘Labor’s crackdown to contain surging migration’, The Australian, 21 March 2024, page 4. [The print title was ‘Migrant surge has ALP racing to slam the door’.]
Simon Benson, ‘Housing crisis worsening with overseas arrivals running at four times the pace of new home builds’, The Australian, 19 March 2024, page 4. [The print title was ‘Home builds left for dead by migrant boom’.]
Greg Craven, ‘Immigration farce draws O’Neil, Giles into Custer’s last stand’, The Australian, 18 March 2024, page 13. [The print title was ‘Immigration chaos draws ministers into Custer’s last stand’.]
Simon Benson, ‘Labor effectively concedes it has lost control of borders’, The Weekend Australian, 16-17 March 2024, page 2. [The print title was ‘Labor has shot itself in the foot on migrant law’.]
Geoff Chambers, ‘Future of immigration detention under threat from legal challenges’, The Weekend Australian, 16-17 March 2024, pages 1-2. [The print title was ‘Migration law: control lost’.]
Konstantin Kisin, ‘Reflections on my trip Down Under: Can Australia endure the woke onslaught?’, The Australian, 15 March 2024, page 11.
Jess Malcolm, ‘Cut immigration to help housing: Libs’, The Australian, 15 March 2024, page 4.
Snippet: ‘Senator Bragg urged the Coalition to consider lowering migration levels amid concern record numbers of foreigners coming into Australia were placing undue pressure on the housing market…’
Daniel Hurst, ‘Dan Tehan condemns ‘big Australia’ policy but won’t reveal Coalition’s immigration plan’, The Guardian, 3 March 2024.
Judith Sloan, ‘Labor can’t deflect from its migration blunders’, The Australian, 27 February 2024, page 11.
Tom Dusevic, ‘How Australia could be cashing in on migration’, The Weekend Australian, 24-25 February 2024, page 21. [Another defence of Big Australia. The print title was ‘Migration Boom’s Payday’.]
Paul Sakkal and Annika Smethurst, ‘Liberals distance themselves from right-wing group’s “rapists, murderers” scare campaign’, The Age, 23 February 2024. [As with Simon Benson’s article in The Australian on 22 February (below), this article mentions the potential influence of campaign group Advance on the Dunkley by-election in Victoria.]
Michelle Grattan, ‘Grattan on Friday: Unshackle immigration from Home Affairs and give it its own department’, The Conversation, 22 February 2024
Simon Benson, ‘Advance is ramping up its attack ads ahead of a by-election that could completely alter the political dynamic’, The Australian, 22 February 2024, pages 1 and 2. [The article explores the potential influence of campaign group Advance on the Dunkley by-election in Victoria, ‘seeking to generate concern at border protection and community safety failures under Labor’. The article’s print title was ‘Poll Ploy for Coalition to Advance’.]
Peta Credlin, ‘Make no mistake, PM’s resolve is on the line over return of boat arrivals’, The Australian, 22 February 2024, page 11.
Geoff Chambers, Paige Taylor and Jess Malcolm, ‘Anthony Albanese has no Plan B for migrant surge’, The Australian, 21 February 2024, pages 1 and 6.
Matt Goodwin, ‘This one map tells you a LOT about Britain’, 16 January 2024.
Judith Sloan, ‘Why the benefits of surging migration are vastly exaggerated’, The Australian, 9 January 2024, page 9.
Joe Kelly, ‘Social cohesion to test Albanese’s leadership in 2024’, The Australian, 8 January 2024, page 4.
James Frayne, ‘Voters hungry for a revolutionary who will stop the small boats’, Sunday Telegraph (UK), 7 January 2024, page 5.
Sarah Ison, ‘Migration figures reveal massive jump in student and temporary worker visas’, The Australian, 3 January 2024, page 4.
Rhiannon Down, ‘Farmers grow tired of Pacific Islander worker visa scheme’, The Australian, 3 January 2024, pages 1 and 4.
Reduce Immigration 