All sides of Australian politics are hooked on immigration because it bloats the GDP and hides falling income and rising costs.

All Australians are paying a tax for excessive immigration by downward pressure on wages, rising accommodation costs, congested roads and schools, overloaded hospitals, and rising costs of services.

Australia is the only developed country that accepts such high levels of immigration.

Laugh till you cry wrote on May 5^th, 2019 at 12:08pm:


Not at all, dear. America has much higher immigration. Australia is merely following suit.

Carnal takes this issue very personally.

Too many golliwogs and nig nogs are coming here.

polite_gandalf wrote on May 6^th, 2019 at 11:58am:


Not really. The 12 - 16,000 refugees a year make up bugger all of our population.

Family reunion makes up bugger-all too. The $100,000 application fee - before all the bonds and health insurance and required savings in the bank - generally puts people off.

The big unaccounted intake comes from students. I know a few immigrants who've come in this way. You come to Australia to study in a course that's high on the skills list. You then apply when you're accredited.

Health courses such as nursing, radiology and physiotherapy are good. Mind you, you have to pass the language tests, which are stringent. The Indians I know got through no worries. Others - a bit harder.

And yes, the two Indians I know both got arranged marriages back in India and applied for them to come here, but not under spousal visas, which are very hard to get through too. You need to prove, I think, an existing relationship of 5 years. You need to be a citizen. The two I know had their partners apply under the skills test. One partner was a dentist, but they soon divorced and he stayed in India.

The other's new wife came to study radiology. She's now going through the waiting period, and she needs to keep studying to qualify for the student visa.

The fees are a big barrier. Overseas students pay a lot more. Their work hours are restricted, so it can be tough to pay it off. You need fairly rich parents back home, or someone here who's willing to fork out (like a partner).

goosecat wrote on May 6^th, 2019 at 1:41pm:


Thanks, Goose, that's good to know. So Australia is indeed the highest.

I can't see the Caymans counting for much. The only people moving there would be retired millionaires and shell companies. Countries like the Caymans and the Channel Islands are British colonies set up solely for investment purposes.

What about the UK? That must be high.

Mattyfisk wrote on May 6^th, 2019 at 1:26pm:


Slums of Islammabad on the mother's side, however.

Unrestrained immigration is changing the face of the Australian economy. It is causing resources and agriculture to become a shrinking component of the GDP while services are increasing and imports of manufactured goods are accelerating.

The Australian economy is not booming so strongly that it needs unrestrained immigration.

polite_gandalf wrote on May 6^th, 2019 at 3:14pm:


Sure, but not long after that, IT was taken off the list.

Mattyfisk wrote on May 6^th, 2019 at 4:09pm:


Australian sheep-shaggers are unmatched.

Laugh till you cry wrote on May 6^th, 2019 at 4:06pm:


Kiwis beat them hands down....

Gnads wrote on May 7^th, 2019 at 9:42am:


Refugees are not part of the skilled migration intake, Gonads.

You really should read the posts before commenting, dear.

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on May 7^th, 2019 at 12:04am:


Are ewe done? How's the wether down there?

mothra wrote on May 7^th, 2019 at 11:33am:


IT itself is not a job class. There is a big list of professions under 'computer'. You need to be selective and talk to the university which will tell you what areas it is ramping up to meet projected shortages.

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skill-occupation-list

Laugh till you cry wrote on May 7^th, 2019 at 11:26am:


Ay-Rabs are good with goats.... we need more goat handlers...

Camel Riders?

Mattyfisk wrote on May 7^th, 2019 at 10:24am:


Why? ... I read what you wrote further back ... doesn't mean I have to take that as gospel dearie.

Laugh till you cry wrote on May 7^th, 2019 at 12:05pm:


It would be if they were doing animal science dopey.

Gnads wrote on May 7^th, 2019 at 1:04pm:


I didn't say he's been on a student VISA.

He's been on a spouse VISA. He's now in a new relationship.

mothra wrote on May 7^th, 2019 at 1:13pm:


I'd say he should then be .....



You're not the new relationship?   

Gnads wrote on May 7^th, 2019 at 1:29pm:


Could I encourage Gnads to return to his ancestral homeland?

Gnads wrote on May 7^th, 2019 at 1:49pm:


Your technicolor dream-coat is a clever disguise for a closet pom.

You have the same lineage as Grappler claims, which makes you a genetically displaced person.

I get so frustrated about this topic.  Politicians only care about the next election.  They focus on short term goals. 

How can endless population growth be sustainable?

Australian economics should be focused more on the quality of life for current Australian Citizens and less on constant GDP growth.

Money is not the only factor that affects quality of life!!!

Jasin wrote on May 16^th, 2019 at 12:06pm:


Australia is underneath an incestual geopolitical orgy.