‘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.”