18/05/2026 22:15
The Guardian
Flood warning in place on Gold Coast. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberal senator says Coalition’s migration policy ‘alienates’ migrants and ‘doesn’t meet the needs’ of the communityLiberal senator Andrew McLachlan said he has “deep concerns” the Coalition’s immigration policy will divide the nation, saying he doesn’t think the country should take a “negative approach to migration”.I have deep concerns, coming from a multicultural community, that we are going to create two types of members in the community going forward with this policy suite. … If you’re both contributing to the wealth of the nation and one is entitled to certain entitlements, you could have almost a form of a strata-ing of our society. And I’m not sure that’s the Australian way. I don’t think our rhetoric meets the needs of the broader community. I think our rhetoric used alienates migrant communities. I don’t think we should take a negative approach to migration. Certainly it should be controlled and we don’t want to invite people here without giving them a society that can accommodate them. Both economically and culturally. But we cannot continue to blame migrants for the problems of our economy.Following a summer that saw bushfires, flooding and landslides hit many Victorian communities, we know extreme weather is a reality now.The government needs to update and fund its adaptation plans. Funding high-priority, cost-effective infrastructure adaptation actions can save millions in recovery costs and lost productivity. Continue reading...
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