AustraliaThe GuardianCoalition MPs concede immigration pledge not fully costed by independent watchdog
The Coalition's new immigration policy has not been fully costed by the Parliamentary Budget Office, despite Angus Taylor repeatedly claiming the party worked closely with the watchdog.
Angus Taylor says opposition ‘worked closely’ with Parliamentary Budget Office but Liberal sources say it has not yet conducted a full analysis of the policy
Coalition MPs have conceded their immigration policy, which would cut net overseas migration to 100,000 for two years, has not been fully costed by the PBO.
Angus Taylor insists the plan is budget neutral and says full PBO costing will be released before the next federal election.
Business and universities have warned the cuts could worsen shortages in health and aged care, while Labor accused the Coalition of chasing One Nation policy.
Five minutes for you
More from Cuppa
Prosecution points to safety harness concerns, training gaps in trial over ACS(I) student's deathA Singapore company manager is on trial after a 15-year-old student died at a ropes course in 2021 when he was left suspended in a harness for over half an hour.
‘He was devastatingly sexy’: Frasier’s Jane Leeves and David Hyde Pierce on the love between Daphne and NilesFrasier stars Jane Leeves and David Hyde Pierce, real-life best friends for decades, have opened up about playing the beloved Daphne and Niles romance across seven seasons.
1 Drugs? Surgery? WHO Issues Guidelines For Obesity In ChildrenThe WHO has released its first-ever guidelines on managing obesity in children, including conditional support for weight-loss drugs and surgery for kids over 10.
Vet shares how he pulled oldest animal Jonathan the tortoise back from the brink of deathThe vet who saved Jonathan the tortoise, the world's oldest living land animal, has shared the story of nursing him back to health from near death.
Kagan and Soai win 2026 Nobel chemistry prize for single molecular mirror creationFrench and Japanese scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work that transformed how pharmaceuticals are made.
Three space agencies to research how to grow crops on the moonNASA, Canada and Germany have agreed to jointly research how to grow crops on the Moon to support longer deep-space missions.
NASA develops humanoid robots for Moon and Mars missionsNASA is developing humanoid robots to work alongside astronauts on future Moon and Mars missions, handling dangerous and repetitive tasks.
WHO seeks more details from Russia about reasons for plague institute worker's deathThe WHO has asked Russia for more details about the death of a plague institute worker in Siberia, saying transparent information sharing is essential.