Michael is joined by Dr Bob Birrell, demographer at the Australian Population Research Institute to discuss Bill Shorten’s family visa programme.

Dr Birrell has forecast 200,000-plus temporary parent visas under Labor’s first term with Melbourne University’s population expert Peter McDonald estimating up to two million overseas parents could ­potentially be able to come.

Also discusses is Australia’s higher education system being undermined by a growing reliance on foreign fee-paying students.

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