00:01A lot of numbers to get through here, Jo, but essentially what the coalition is putting
00:05forward in terms of temporary migration is a 650,000 cut to the number of those visas
00:13over four years. So I'll walk you through some of the biggest categories because there
00:17are some that are cut significantly under this plan put forward by Angus Taylor. So
00:29then temporary graduate visas dropping from around 270,000 down to 10,000. So a big change
00:38there. And then student visas that'll be cut by around 73,000. So they're some of the key
00:44categories that the coalition wants to target as part of its proposed migration overhaul.
00:50In terms of the budget impact, Angus Taylor says that it is going to be neutral. They didn't release
00:57costings today, but say that costings will come out publicly closer to the election. But
01:03we are hearing from some experts already that there could be some pretty serious economic
01:08impacts as a result of what Angus Taylor has put forward. Take a listen to him speaking earlier.
01:15There is a better way, a better way with lower numbers and with higher standards. And what
01:21we are proposing today is the biggest cut to immigration in the history of this country.
01:28That is what is necessary right now, given the failures of the Labor government. That will
01:35take pressure off roads, off schools, off infrastructure, off houses. And that will ensure that our country
01:43has the breathing space it needs after the record levels of immigration under Labor.
01:52So look, strong language from Angus Taylor, the opposition leader there, talking about the biggest
01:57cuts and trying to ease pressure on some of those systems like infrastructure, roads, housing.
02:03Also some really strong language from Matt Canavan, the nationals leader today. Important to remember
02:08the broader context of this whole discussion is one nation is proposing to cut what they call
02:14mass migration. And of course, they're having positive numbers in the polls. So we did get
02:19some strong language from Matt Canavan too today. We are a country. We're not just a campground.
02:26We are a nation of borders. We're not a booking.com site. And we owe Australians a living wage,
02:32not to have their salaries undermined by a cheap foreign labour force.
02:38And Evelyn, what's the coalition proposing for working holidaymakers?
02:43Yeah, so these visas are essentially backpacker visas. Joe, what the coalition is doing is responding
02:49to some heat that Labor essentially got when it released its migration overhaul not too long ago.
02:55There was a lot of concern from people in regional Australia, think tourism operators, fruit pickers,
03:01people like that worried that migrants are a huge part, a crucial part of their workforce. So what
03:08Labor was proposing is this ballot system for years two and three of your visa when you're getting
03:14those extended. They were talking about some big cuts there. So 45,000 in the second year down from
03:2057,000. The third year, 5,000 down from 31,000. Instead, the coalition is going, no, we're not going
03:29to pursue that. What we want to see is a financial sort of put on that. So if you're going
03:37to go out into
03:38the regions, you won't have to pay this extra fee. But if you're going to stay in the city, there
03:43will be
03:43a financial impact of that. So still chasing up some of those details. They've also proposed some changes
03:48in terms of other sort of work related categories. Joe, temporary skilled visas, they will rise by
03:5460,000. And then they've got what this is called a skilled project visa. So around 15,000 a year.
04:02Those visas are going to be specifically tied to a big project. So your visa will be dependent on the
04:08sort of
04:08project work that you're doing as well. So a very targeted measure, that one.
04:13And in this discussion, the acronym NOM is thrown around a lot. Just explain for us what the NOM is
04:20in relation to this policy and how that compares to Labor and One Nation.
04:24Yes, certainly we have been talking about it a lot. Net overseas migration is what NOM is short for.
04:30Essentially, it's people coming into the country, they're going to stay here for over a year,
04:33minus the people who are leaving. So this has, as you said, been thrown around a lot when we've
04:39been talking about migration recently. What the coalition is proposing is for that figure is a
04:45cap of 100,000 in the first two years. By year four, it'll rise to 160,000. Currently, it's sitting
04:53at around 292,000. That was based off March figures. Now, to provide that sort of comparison for you,
05:00Labor is proposing to get it to 245,000 next year, 225,000 by 2028. One Nation wants to get
05:10it to
05:10negative territory and then settle at a cap or a ceiling, as they're calling it, of around 130,000.
05:18So they're the sort of comparisons that we can make on the net overseas migration figure that,
05:24as you say, we've been talking about a lot in this very heated political debate.
05:28All right.
05:30All right.
