Back to Back Barries: How is One Nation influencing Labor’s migration policy? – podcast

Tony Barry and Sean Kelly , sitting in for Barrie Cassidy, examine the politics of immigration and asylum after contradictory policy statements this week from Labor and One Nation.

They discuss how much Labor is being led by One Nation and whether the government is doing enough to make the case for migration.

They also talk about the concessions made by the Albanese government to the states on GST and renewable energy for datacentres, as well as the bumpy economic road ahead for Labor, with new inflation numbers suggesting possible interest rates hikes in the future Albanese vows refugee intake won’t be slashed, shutting down plans of Coalition-level cut Analysis: One Nation’s immigration policy is clear as mud – but that ambiguity could be a secret weapon for Pauline Hanson Email the show: backtobackbarries@theguardian.com Continue reading...