Coalition split on Andrew Bragg speech over migration figures
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg delivered a speech at the National Press Club proposing to reduce Australia's net overseas migration from 300,000 to below 180,000 annually and slash the national construction code, sparking internal coalition division. While some senior colleagues dismissed his migration figures as personal views, senator Andrew McLachlan publicly endorsed Bragg and called on others to follow his lead, though opposition leader Angus Taylor also criticized the speech.
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Coalition split on Andrew Bragg speech as South Australian senator Andrew McLachlan urges colleagues to ‘follow his lead’
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg delivered a speech at the National Press Club proposing to reduce Australia's net overseas migration from 300,000 to below 180,000 annually and slash the national construction code, sparking internal coalition division. While some senior colleagues dismissed his migration figures as personal views, senator Andrew McLachlan publicly endorsed Bragg and called on others to follow his lead, though opposition leader Angus Taylor also criticized the speech.
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