$3.2 billion for Parents visas

Each year’s intake of parents of migrants will cost taxpayers up to $3.2 billion, and permanent visas for them should be abolished or the fees greatly increased, says the Productivity Commission in a report that slams current policy for lacking an overall population plan.

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By Diala AlAzzeh
Source: The Australian

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