Coalition set to unveil dramatically deeper cuts to overseas migration as it fends off One Nation’s rise

The Coalition is poised to announce significant reductions in overseas migration today, aiming to maintain working holidaymaker places while prioritizing skilled migration. This move comes as the party seeks to counter the rising support for One Nation.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is expected to unveil the Coalition’s immigration policy on Tuesday, following a special meeting of Liberal and National MPs this morning. Sources indicate that the Coalition's target for net overseas migration (NOM) will be considerably lower than Labor's new target but will not reach the levels proposed by One Nation, which aims to limit net arrivals to 130,000 annually after a brief period of negative migration.

• The Coalition plans to initially reduce net migration to around 100,000 in the first year post-election.
• This figure is expected to rise to between One Nation’s 130,000 and Labor’s target of 225,000.

As previously stated by Taylor, the number of new arrivals will be linked to housing completions in Australia. One Nation recently announced plans to cut the number of temporary migrants by over 750,000 over three years, specifically targeting international students and family members of skilled migrants.