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We need to restart immigration quickly to drive economic growth. Here's one way to do it safely

  • Written by Anna Boucher, Associate Professor in Public Policy and Political Science, University of Sydney
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Faced with a difficult economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia needs to act quickly with creative solutions to reestablish immigration into the country, even before a potential vaccine is found.

Over the past two decades, population growth has been an important driver of Australia’s economic growth. Immigration is...

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