PM Morrison hits 'pause' on migrant intake

By Daniel McCulloch
Updated March 20 2019 - 3:33pm, first published 3:31pm
PM Scott Morrison wants to channel more skilled migrants to the bush, and cut total intake.
PM Scott Morrison wants to channel more skilled migrants to the bush, and cut total intake.

The prime minister has hit "pause" on Australia's annual migration intake as he tries to redirect more new arrivals away from overcrowded capital cities and into struggling regional towns.

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