“澳洲可以成为一个更大的国家”—莫里森的新部长透露他不想消减移民,UNILINK官微微信公众号文章

新任人口部长Alan Tudge简述了移民政策计划。
谈话指出移民的分布必须更广泛，而不是集中在主要中心。
先前提出的计划是让移民在特定区域内定居五年。

Alan Tudge，新任城市及城市基础设施和人口部长简述了他的移民政策计划，该计划的重点是旨在使人口更加地分散在各个区域，来建立一个“更大的澳大利亚”。

新任的城市、城市基建和人口部长Alan Tudge

Tudge告诉Fairfax Media，“我一直以来的观点是澳大利亚可以成为一个更大的国家。理想情况下，认可分布的更加广泛，而不是在某些地区快速增长”。

新首相Morrison和Tudge正在将他们的重心从减少移民数量转向到重新分配他们的定居的地方。

Tudge先生曾表示他赞成人口增长，但新移民定居的地区必须更广泛，而不是集中在悉尼和墨尔本等主要城市。

他说：“我不是在暗示这是移民的错误，根本就不是这样。”

“如果有地区不能找到劳动资源和工人，以及一些小州需要更多的人口，那么新的移民计划就该关注到这些诉求。“

然而，他没有指出存在某一项具体计划：其中要求新移民在偏远地区内定居五年作为签证的条件。

澳大利亚人周三的报道中提到：按照章程，强制移民点的计划上周应该转到特恩布尔内阁，但是由于领导层的更迭使这一讨论搁置。

该提议目前尚未提交给斯科特莫里森的新内阁，而总理办公室也不会对该政策的制定发表评论。

要求新移民在偏远地区内定居五年作为签证的条件

据了解，新的签证类适用于技术和家庭移民计划，但也适用于难民。

在此之前几乎90％的新移民定居在墨尔本和悉尼等大都市区。

在上周领导班子更换之前提交给政府的人口一揽子计划中包括新移民在偏远地区内定居长达五年的建议，之后移民者可以选择搬迁。

新任命的首相已单独委派了关于人口的职责给前任移民部部长Alan Tudge。

澳大利亚民政部透露的数据显示，在上一个财年抵达该国的112,000名技术移民中，有87％永久定居在悉尼和墨尔本。

Tudge先生之前曾表示，新移民的数量并不是人口压力增长的唯一因素，而是这些移民定居的地方以及主要城市中的分布情况。

“如果人口分布得更均匀，那么我们今天在墨尔本和悉尼就不会出现交通拥堵压力了，”Tudge在墨尔本的一个论坛上说。

他说，“没有需求，基础建设也不会跟进建设。“

原文出自Daily Mail Australia，小U编译
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文章原文：

'Australia can be a bigger country': Scott Morrison's new Population Minister reveals he DOESN'T want to reduce immigration

New Minster for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population Alan Tudge has outlined his plan for immigration policy which focuses on a 'bigger Australia' with more decentralised population areas.

'My view has always been that Australia can be a bigger country. But ideally you have a broader distribution rather than very rapid growth in some areas,' Mr Tudge told Fairfax Media.

New Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Mr Tudge are shifting the focus away from reductions to immigrant numbers and towards a redistribution of where they are settled.

Mr Tudge has said that he is in favour of population growth, however, the areas where new immigrants are settled must be broader and not focused in major cities like Sydney and Melbourne.

'I'm not suggesting that for a second that it's migrants' fault – not at all,' he said.

'If you've got regions that can't find workers and smaller states that want more people, then the immigration program is something that should be looked at.'

He did, however, not comment on a specific plan that would require new migrants to settle in regional areas for five years as a condition of their visas.

A decision on the time period for mandatory settlement was due to go to the Turnbull cabinet last week, but the leadership spill put that discussion on hold, The Australian reported on Wednesday.

The proposal has yet to be put to Scott Morrison's new cabinet, and the prime minister's office would not comment on the development of the policy.

It is understood a new visa class would apply to the skilled and family migration program but could also apply to refugees.

Almost 90 per cent of new migrants are settling in metropolitan areas such as Melbourne and Sydney.

A population package put before Government before last week's leadership spill included the proposal for new migrants to be settled in regional areas for a period of up to five years - after this migrants could choose to relocate.

The newly appointed PM has created a separate portfolio of population to be lead by former Citizenship Minister Alan Tudge.

Department of Home Affairs figures revealed by The Australian showed that of the 112,000 skilled migrants that arrived in the country over the previous financial year, 87 per cent settled permanently in Sydney and Melbourne.

Mr Tudge has previously said that the number of incoming migrants was not the only factor in growing population pressures, but rather where these migrants were settling and the distribution being focused in major cities.

'If the population was distributed more evenly, there would not be the congestion pressures that we have today in Melbourne and Sydney,' Mr Tudge told a forum in Melbourne.

'Nor would there be if the infrastructure was built ahead of demand,' he said.