Overview
- Sussan Ley is expected next week to release principles committing to lower net overseas migration without setting a specific target.
- Sources quoted by The Age say shadow ministers have resolved to reduce the humanitarian intake by 5,000 to 10,000, though two senior Liberals told AAP the party is not looking to cut refugee numbers.
- The package under development includes tying an Australian Values Statement to the visa character test and exploring limits on late evidence in asylum appeals to speed decisions.
- Measures being considered target international education settings, including reducing student numbers and pushing universities to house more overseas students, with further property restrictions also canvassed.
- Home Affairs data show more than 100,000 people are awaiting deportation outcomes, with only five to 20 removals each month this year, and experts caution that restricting rights could slow the system.