CANBERRA: Australia will cut immigration for the first time in a decade, with recession looming and unemployment rising sharply, Immigration Minister Chris Evans said yesterday.
“We’re going to cut it from 133,500 to 115,000, so that’s about a 14% cut,” Evans told state radio. “We don’t want people coming in who are going to compete with Australians for limited jobs.”
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