❓ Dr. Nahan questions the Premier about the impact of reduced migrant incentives on WA's population strategy, particularly regarding housing, universities, and skills shortages. The Premier deflects, stating migration policy is a federal matter and praising WA's multiculturalism.
AnsweredQoN 943Legislative Assembly
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MIGRATION
943. Dr M.D. NAHAN to the Premier:
I refer to the government's
decision to reduce incentives for migrants to live, study and invest in Western
Australia, including the removal of Perth from the regional sponsored migration
scheme and the introduction of a seven per cent foreign investment surcharge.
(1) What is the population strategy for Western Australia
that the Premier will take to the Council of Australian Governments in
December?
(2) Will the
Premier seek more migrants to help boost our housing sector, support our
universities and address skills shortages, particularly in the mining sector,
or will his government continue to shut the door on new migrants to our state?
943. Dr M.D. NAHAN to the Premier:
I refer to the government's
decision to reduce incentives for migrants to live, study and invest in Western
Australia, including the removal of Perth from the regional sponsored migration
scheme and the introduction of a seven per cent foreign investment surcharge.
(1) What is the population strategy for Western Australia
that the Premier will take to the Council of Australian Governments in
December?
(2) Will the
Premier seek more migrants to help boost our housing sector, support our
universities and address skills shortages, particularly in the mining sector,
or will his government continue to shut the door on new migrants to our state?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) �I
will start by saying that migration policy is a matter for the federal
government, and it should deal with these things on a national basis. When the
federal government makes decisions about immigration, it makes them on the
basis of a whole range of factors, but I think it is naturally a matter for the
federal government to make those decisions. In the Western Australian context,
I will say that we have one of the most successful multicultural communities in
the world. I think we have done that better in Western Australia than has any
other place in Australia or any other place on the planet. Most people in Western
Australia think that the way in which we have embraced and included people from
elsewhere around the world is a model for all states and all countries around
the planet.
will start by saying that migration policy is a matter for the federal
government, and it should deal with these things on a national basis. When the
federal government makes decisions about immigration, it makes them on the
basis of a whole range of factors, but I think it is naturally a matter for the
federal government to make those decisions. In the Western Australian context,
I will say that we have one of the most successful multicultural communities in
the world. I think we have done that better in Western Australia than has any
other place in Australia or any other place on the planet. Most people in Western
Australia think that the way in which we have embraced and included people from
elsewhere around the world is a model for all states and all countries around
the planet.
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