One Nation Reaffirms 130,000 Migration Cap After MP Floated Extra 100,000
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 24
One Nation Reaffirms 130,000 Migration Cap After MP Floated Extra 100,000
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 24
Summary
130,000 net overseas migrants a year remains One Nation’s policy, Barnaby Joyce said, after MP David Farley wrongly suggested the party would add another 100,000 annually for regional workers.
Farley told the ABC the total would sit above Labor’s forecast 225,000 intake, briefly implying One Nation’s migration settings would be only slightly tougher than the government’s.
Pauline Hanson moved quickly to correct the claim on social media, and Joyce later said Farley had simply misspoken.
The episode put One Nation’s migration stance under scrutiny by highlighting a gap between an individual MP’s remarks and the party’s stated plan to cut arrivals.