Immigration policy a vexed area in 2018

Travellers are seen queueing Overseas Arrivals and Departures at Sydney's International Airport in Sydney on 17/12/18,

overseas Travel Source: AAP

2018 was a particularly busy year in the federal immigration portfolio. The plight of asylum seekers on Nauru was rarely out of the news, the government cast around for ideas to encourage more migrants into rural and regional areas and it caused a ruckus by flagging cuts to the country's overall migrant intake.



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