9 Nov 2022

Australia: Migration scams, big election spenders

From Nine To Noon, 9:47 am on 9 November 2022

Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about suspected visa scams that have brought 100,000 workers into the country, choking the system and fuelling fears about illegal labour.

Will a review of the migration programme make a difference? New figures show who the biggest spenders were among independent MPs - and where they ended up.

And Victorians are set to go to the polls in two weeks, with incumbent premier Daniel Andrews' popularity undented despite long Covid lockdowns.  Annika Smethurst is state political editor at The Age

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