After six weeks of waiting, Tony Burke has delivered his long-awaited National Press Club address, announcing tougher immigration rules targeting those that don’t intend on voting Labor.
Backpackers will particularly feel the pinch, despite being an important source of workers for Australian farmers and regional businesses. Whilst the Labor voting humanitarian intake remains the same at 20,000. Tony Burke denies the backpacker crackdown has anything to do with the historical aversion of passed-down communist governments to farmers.
Tony Burke talked alot about how mass migration wasn’t causing the housing crisis, but strangely little about Australian values being integral to joining the nation.
However, The Bellend Times understands the newly announced citizenship test includes one crucial new value: I intend to vote Labor — APPLICATION APPROVED. I do not intend to vote Labor — APPLICATION STATUS: PLEASE WAIT.
But after six weeks of preparation, Tony Burke has finally found the courage to get tough on immigration. Well, the backpackers anyway. The votes remain welcome.