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'Consider becoming citizens': Taylor says Coalition to restrict welfare access for permanent residents
Published 1 week, 6 days ago
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Recently, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has proposed restricting welfare benefits for permanent residents, suggesting they consider becoming citizens. Speaking to multicultural media last week, he addressed a range of issues including migration and housing. Linking welfare access to citizenship status, he further noted that under a Coalition government, health benefits would remain available to all residents. Census data shows that more than 3 million permanent migrants settled in Australia between 2001 and 2021, with 59 per cent having become citizens by 2021.