Q&A: Australia's immigration rate should be cut in half, Bob Carr says

Former foreign minister tells ABC panel the benefits of immigration could be preserved but impacts managed by slowing down rate

The former foreign minister Bob Carr has called for Australia to cut its immigration rate in half, declaring that the country’s experiment of running the fastest rate of immigration in the world was an experiment that was failing.

Monday’s ABC Q&A program concentrated on just one issue: Australia’s immigration levels and the pressures on our cities. As well as Bob Carr, the panel included experts on housing, development, the environment and migration policy.

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