Australia has never driven migration into reverse by design. Would slamming the brakes on be calamitous?
In the history of our immigrant nation, extended periods of more people leaving our shores than arriving have only happened during convulsive moments…
According to The Guardian, in the history of our immigrant nation, extended periods of more people leaving our shores than arriving have only happened during convulsive moments: economic collapses, wars, and pandemics.
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