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Aerial view of residential housing on the Gold Coast, Wednesday May 17, 2017. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

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Infrastructure Australia is warning politicians not to turn against migration, saying the potential benefits of population growth are immense. It comes after former prime minister Tony Abbott's recent criticism of the nation's migrant intake and his call for the Government to reduce the numbers.

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Infrastructure Australia is warning politicians not to turn against migration, saying the potential benefits of population growth are immense. It comes after former prime minister Tony Abbott's recent criticism of the nation's migrant intake and his call for the Government to reduce the numbers.

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