Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Dennis Richardson said this: he spoke about 'a lack of proper due diligence' resulting in public money being handed to individuals and businesses suspected of seeking to circumvent US sanctions against Iran, money laundering, bribery, drugs and arms smuggling into Australia, and corruption. We inherited a broken migration system, and we're working to fix it. Under our government, net overseas migration is on track to halve next year. We've announced we will limit international student numbers. At the same time, we know that we have skills shortages in our economy, so we're ensuring that our migration settings are meeting Australia's needs in areas like nursing, aged care and construction. The opposition should be clear about where their cuts will come from and what it means for business and for our economy.

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