Coalition rules out cuts to another visa class despite vowing to slash immigration by 100,000
by Sarah Basford Canales from on (#6WWWX)
Peter Dutton plans to slash overall intake if elected on Saturday but which streams will be targeted remains unclear
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The Coalition would not cut working holiday visas as part of its promise to reduce migration, senior Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie says.
The Coalition has been under pressure to release further details about which immigration streams it would target in government. Peter Dutton has claimed the increase in immigration of the past two years has driven up house prices.
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