It seems the federal government is finally trying to ‘do something’ about growing population pressures on Sydney and Melbourne.
Under a new immigration policy, the government plans to: cap permanent migration at 160,000 annually; require more skilled migrants to live in regional Australia for at least three years; and offer international students ‘incentives’ to go to universities in regional areas.
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