Labor calls for overhaul of Australia's 'lazy approach' to migration after coronavirus crisis

The border closures brought on by the coronavirus pandemic provides a unique opportunity for Australia to restart its migration program, Labor's home affairs spokesperson Kristina Keneally has argued.

Kristina Keneally speaks to the media in Sydney. Source: AAP

Labor has called for an overhaul of the migration system to give Australians a "first go at jobs" following the coronavirus pandemic.

Kristina Keneally, Labor's spokesperson for home affairs, said Australia should use the COVID-19 border closures to reconsider the country's economic reliance on temporary migrants and encourage unemployed Australians to fill the labour gaps.