A record 423,000 job vacancies and tens of thousands of unresolved visa applications have made the migration system an urgent political and economic problem for Labor.
Parliament House was wreathed in fog as the state premiers arrived one by one, huddling outside the ministerial entrance to list their demands to the waiting media.
A month after Anthony Albanese’s election victory, last Friday’s national cabinet meeting was expected to be an introductory exercise for the new prime minister, with calls for billions in extra health funding set to dominate the talks.
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau ChiefTom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
