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Both sides are pushing buttons on migration, one is being more subtle

Migration long ago became a lazy method, adopted by both sides of politics, to generate growth in the absence of any reform or productivity agenda,

Phillip CooreyPolitical editor

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It was not that long ago when it was Labor telling foreigners to go to the back of the queue. Literally.

To be precise, it was March 2013, an election was due later that year, and the political fortunes of both Julia Gillard and her strife-torn government were in sharp decline.

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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com

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