
Dan Tehan on the Coalition’s response to Labor’s migration changes
Australian Politics
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The Cost of the New Zealand Welfare System
New Zealanders will be eligible for citizenship in Australia after they've lived here for four years. A big theme of a lot of the changes is about providing permanency to people who are already living and contributing to their communities. The problem isn't once again with New Zealand, while that aspect of it is really positive. And I think streamlining their pathway to citizenship is very positive. But one of the reasons why we had the system in place we did with New Zealand is that our welfare system is a lot more generous than the New Zealand welfare system.
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