The Morrison government will redirect migrants to key areas and push back against the Treasury’s reliance on immigration to boost economic growth and tax revenue.
The new Minister for Population, Alan Tudge, says five regional areas will be named as the focus of council and business sponsorship arrangements designed to take population pressures off the east coast by pulling more skilled migrants into the regions.
The five regional areas include South-west Victoria, Adelaide, regional South Australia, far-north Queensland and Kalgoorlie-Boulder in WA.