Coalition considers plan to slash net overseas immigration by nearly half its current rate, leaked documents reveal

Exclusive: Taskforce to mull options to cut level to 150,000-200,000, higher than One Nation’s hard 130,000 cap and Howard-era’s 100,000 target Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Coalition is planing to cut Australia’s annual net overseas immigration levels to 150,000-200,000, according to a confidential policy roadmap that reveals Angus Taylor is preparing to fight a possible early election. An internal document circulated to senior Coalition MPs details the ke...

By Dan Jervis-Bardy Chief political correspondent