The Future of Migrant Parents to Australia
The Federal Coalition Government has just opened up debate on the possibility of introducing a five-year temporary visa for parents. This has quickly followed on from the recently released (12 September 2016) report by the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Migrant Intake into Australia (
Productivity Commission Report). The Government has had the report since April 2016.
The parent stream has always been a big issue for Governments as they see the cost of elder migrants a real burden to the health and welfare system, not having contributed any taxes in their “productive years.”
