Paul Scarr (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Watt. Net overseas migration for the year up to 31 March 2025 was 315,900. That is 46 per cent higher than the 10-year average before the COVID-19 pandemic and 34 per cent higher than the long-term assumption used by the Centre for Population within the Treasury department. In an interview on the ABC Insiders program on 19 October 2025, the minister was asked whether the current level of immigration was too high. The minister was also asked what an appropriate level of immigration was. The minister did not provide a target number nor a range. Minister, does the government have a target number or even a target range for permanent migration and for net overseas migration for the short, medium and long term?