Health minister Mark Butler says Pauline Hanson's plan to cut temporary visas by 750,000 over three years would kill critical industries. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing The Guardian.
Speaking to reporters in the press gallery corridor this morning, Butler said it would cause serious economic damage – particularly to construction and aged care sectors.
"Pauline Hanson said a few weeks ago, she didn't care what the impact of her migration policy would be on business, but this is just another level entirely. This is going to smash industries like construction. It would devastate the health sector and aged care and disability," Butler said.
The government has stalled on its own migration plan that was initially supposed to be announced by home affairs minister Tony Burke more than a month ago. Butler remains tight lipped over when Burke will make the announcement.
As a result, the clash between the One Nation plan and the government's migration policy is becoming a key issue in Australian politics.