Regional visa approvals have fallen to their lowest levels in a decade as the Federal Government prepares to introduce a scheme requiring new arrivals to work outside the major cities for five years.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-13/regional-migration-approvals-stalling-five-year-bush-visa/10488204
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is desperately trying to take the heat out of the issue of overcrowding in Sydney by calling for a cut in overseas migration. She would do better to focus on areas where she has some control.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/migration-not-in-berejiklian-s-remit-20181102-p50dpc.html
Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants states and territories to plan where migrants go so they can be funnelled into growth areas.
It will be up to states to plan where new migrants should settle under potential changes to Australia's national migration program.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/states-should-plan-where-migrants-go-pm