‘Numbers Need to Be Lower’: Coalition Drafting Tougher Migration Plan

Ley confirms Paul Scarr and John O’Donnell are shaping the Coalition’s migration plan.
‘Numbers Need to Be Lower’: Coalition Drafting Tougher Migration Plan
Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Aug. 26, 2025. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
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Fresh from the Coalition’s internal battle over net zero, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says her team is now turning its focus to migration, vowing to produce a policy that demonstrates how a future Coalition government would tackle the issue.

Asked whether the plan would include reducing both permanent and temporary migration, Ley said, “Both the numbers need to be lower.”

Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].