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Pauline Hanson argues that migration should be substantially reduced, even if Australian businesses are affected. Youssef Haddad examines where Hanson has a point, where he disagrees, and why Australia needs a migration strategy that balances housing, infrastructure, skills shortages and the needs of Australian businesses.

Australia’s post-COVID migration surge has fallen substantially, but overseas migration remains the dominant source of national population growth. We examine the latest ABS figures for Net Overseas Migration and natural increase since 2020 and ask what Australia’s population growth would look like without migration.