Election 2010

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has refused to be drawn on whether she would cut immigration to ensure a sustainable population, which is one of her key policy goals.

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott wants Australians to have more babies but wants to see fewer migrants coming into the country.

Australia's opposition Liberal- National coalition plans to cut annual immigration by more than 40 percent by the end of its first term if it wins next month's general election.

UPDATE 1:54pm: AUSTRALIA would slash its foreign student intake under a Coalition government.

Since she took the leadership a month ago, the Prime Minister's policy agenda has kept getting smaller, writes Josh Gordon.

WESTERN Sydney, we get it. Your state government is laughably incompetent. It's unable to build the infrastructure and supply the services needed by a growing city.

THE Coalition is to announce dramatic cuts to migration levels as it seeks to outmanoeuvre the government on population and immigration.

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott wants Australians to have more babies but wants to see fewer migrants coming into the country.

The transcript of this morning's Liberal announcement about its immigration target follows, featuring Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison. Abbott's Parliamentary Secretary, dog-whistler Cory "ban the burqa" Bernardi is along for the ride.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is trying to con voters by claiming he will slash net immigration because the figures are already falling, federal population minister Tony Burke says.