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Would slashing migration tank the economy or reset Australia’s living standards? Canada may offer clues

Labor and an ascendant One Nation have presented starkly different visions of what a migration program in the national interest looks like.

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The Guardian reports: Labor and an ascendant One Nation have presented starkly different visions of what a migration program in the national interest looks like.

This business story centres on Australia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Canada, North American and Nation.

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Location
Australia · Oceania
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The Guardian
First reported
Key names
Canada, North American, Nation
Section
Business

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