{"id":66466,"date":"2026-08-06T12:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/66466\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:02:09","slug":"one-nation-pauline-hansons-migration-plan-to-stop-nail-technicians-dog-walkers-uber-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/66466\/","title":{"rendered":"One Nation: Pauline Hanson\u2019s migration plan to stop nail technicians, dog walkers, Uber drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pauline Hanson has a big plan for migration reform in Australia but it might make it harder to get a manicure at the shopping mall.<\/p>\n

Calling on Australia to cancel the pipeline of \u201cdog walkers, nail technicians and Uber drivers\u201d, the One Nation leader sounded the alarm on the nation\u2019s skilled migration scheme.<\/p>\n

Speaking on News24, Senator Hanson said One Nation was clear on the need to cut migration back to 130,000 people a year.<\/p>\n

\"Pauline<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been an absolute scam, we\u2019ve allowed these people in,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy bring in so many people that don\u2019t fit the needs that we want in Australia? We don\u2019t need any more Uber drivers, nail technicians, dog walkers. These people gone. Stop all that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Net overseas migration (NOM) exploded in recent years after international borders reopened following Covid.<\/p>\n

NOM was 301,000 last year, the lowest level since its peak of 556,000 in September 2022. That figure captured the tail end of the Morrison Government and the first year of the Albanese Government.<\/p>\n

In May, the Albanese Government announced that the 2026-27 permanent Migration Program (Migration Program) will be set at 185,000 places, with an approximate 70:30 split between the Skilled and Family Programs.<\/p>\n

Net migration was forecast to grow by 990,000 people over the four financial years to July 2029.<\/p>\n

Ms Hanson suggested she was living rent free in Tony Burke\u2019s head, after the Home Affairs Minister flagged an overhaul before postponing a public announcement this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I am, they\u2019re scared to do anything because of the support One Nation is getting,\u201d Ms Hanson told News24 host Laura Jayes.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I think we\u2019re having the same impact on the Coalition as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause they\u2019re both really concerned about the support we\u2019re getting, based on really the one issue is mass migration that\u2019s happening in Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo Tony Burke is saying, \u2018Hey I really need to pull back on my speech that I was going to give to the press club.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Secret migration crackdown<\/p>\n

News.com.au understands Mr Burke secured cabinet support for the reforms on Monday before cancelling a speech at the National Press Club on Thursday to iron out details.<\/p>\n

Amid fears that the budget target of 245,000 people arriving in the next financial year isn\u2019t on track, federal cabinet discussed new measures to rein in migration at this week\u2019s cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n

The changes do not involve a hard cut to the headline forecast of migrants. Instead, it is aimed more at ensuring the existing prediction can actually be met.<\/p>\n

The big challenge the government faces is that the Albanese Government has \u201covershot on every single budget prediction to bring it in\u201d, according to government sources.<\/p>\n

Two cabinet sources with knowledge of the matter said that the changes were aimed at ensuring current projections were met and to stop people \u201cgaming the system\u201d.<\/p>\n

It is understood the changes will include new measures to stop people using the courts to delay leaving the country for years, costing taxpayers millions of dollars.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe speech will deal with the migration system as a whole,\u201d a spokesman for Mr Burke said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday it became clear that some elements of the speech would not be finalised by Thursday. We\u2019re working with the press club to find a new date.\u201d<\/p>\n

Government sources again stressed that they did not plan an additional cut on top of what was projected, but that it was instead aimed at landing the plane on existing projections.<\/p>\n

Visa processing tweaked<\/p>\n

In a first step to deliver an improvement in migration targets, Mr Burke has quietly changed the skilled visa processing priorities in recent weeks to prioritise temporary applicants.<\/p>\n

In an attempt to reduce NOM, the ministerial direction outlined the skilled visa processing priorities.<\/p>\n

The planned fix prioritises temporary visa holders already counted in Australia\u2019s population for permanent status and reducing new arrivals from overseas to make the numbers look better.<\/p>\n

Mr Burke issued the directive to his department on July 24, but never made a public announcement beyond a brief mention on the department\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

One Nation\u2019s 130,000 target<\/p>\n

The One Nation leader has proposed massive cuts to migration, taking the headline rate down to 130,000 migrants.<\/p>\n

Senator Hanson said she had been \u201cvery consistent for the past 30 years\u201d on immigration.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have too many people coming to the country,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m selecting a figure around about 130,000 people. You\u2019ve still got to allow those into the country because a lot of businesses and doctors and nurses that we need, you fill those positions by all means.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut cutting back immigration will address the housing issue that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

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