There were 6,300 regional visas granted in the first three months of the program from July to September, up from close to 3,000 for the same period last year.
Queensland experienced the biggest uptake in regional visas, with South Australia and Tasmania also seeing a major boost in migrant workers. Immigration Minister David Coleman said regional migration was easing pressure on the big cities, while supporting growth in the regions that needed more people. Image: Getty
Spreading out the population
High Immigration & refugee intake puts upward pressure on our “Water“- Hospitals-Schools- Housing-Jobs & traffic congestion. I Support Pauline Hanson One Nation, Clean up our backyard before flooding our country
Yeah no. More lies.
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