Yesterday, Morrison government announced that the "rural policy" for new immigrants is almost certain-thousands of new immigrants will be required to live in cities other than Sydney and Melbourne for as long as five years each year! Government hopes to address the serious inequality in population growth in major cities and remote areas.
If a new immigrant refuses to move from Sydney or Melbourne, his application for permanent residency and citizen status may be rejected unless.
New immigrants go to the countryside
Yesterday afternoon, the new population and urban infrastructure, minister Alan Tudge, in Menzies Research Centre, Melbourne, once again explained the federal government`s policy of "five years of new immigrants going to the countryside". These include structural reforms to be undertaken by the federal and state government on population distribution and infrastructure planning management.
In a public address, the Tudge released some key messages: who will be affected by the new policy?
be affected
It is reported that about 45% of new immigrants are not subject to geographical restrictions, and government will encourage them to live in cities outside Sydney and Melbourne for at least a few years.
In government`s proposal, skilled migrants will also be one of the affected populations. Tudge also mentioned that government is considering allowing humanitarian refugees to live in remote areas as well.
Do not be affected, "do not go to the countryside"!
Employer guarantee immigrant
Such immigrants, who make up 25% of all new arrivals, will not be affected by companies that guarantee them.
Family reunification visa
Such immigrants account for about 30% of all new immigrants, including parental and spousal immigration visas. "basically, people who apply for family reunification visas are married to Australians, and we certainly will not send them to live in another state," he said. They`ll still be together, "Tudge said.
[法] punitive measure
Tudge had previously mentioned that his application for permanent residence and citizen would be rejected if new immigrants broke the rules, but so far he has not specified the penalties or given a detailed explanation of "a maximum of five years to go to the countryside."
"almost all visas are subject to conditions," he said, adding that details would be released in the coming months.
Building new railways to promote the development of remote areas
In addition to the "go-to-countryside" policy, government also plans to build new railways to connect cities and remote areas to promote the development of surrounding cities. The three railways in the plan are:
The population is growing too fast, causing congestion in the city.
Sydney and Melbourne now have a population of more than 5 million, accounting for 42 percent of Australia`s population, but the annual population growth rate is still very rapid.
In the words of Tudge, "Australia has a surge in Canberra every year," with net immigration accounting for 60% of population growth, but by Sydney, that`s 84%.
According to statistics, nearly 3/4 of the population growth is concentrated in Melbourne, Sydney and southeastern Queensland, not only overseas immigrants, but also interstate immigration to these areas.
"there are benefits to a large population and a diverse population," Tudge said. A large population means a stronger economy, and that will give Australians more opportunities. But at the same time, there are challenges. The most obvious problem is the congestion problem for big cities. "
Sydney people spend 65 percent more time traveling during peak hours than in non-peak periods, according to Tudge, and 55 percent in Melbourne. To that end, government spent A $25 billion on congestion in fiscal year 2017-2018, which could increase to A $40 billion in the current fiscal year.
As a result, Morrison government revisited existing population policies after proposing a five-year plan for new immigrants to help major cities ease problems such as traffic jams caused by surging population.
Where is the remote area?
Last November, Australia`s government removed Perth from the list of remote areas, but South Australia, Tata and the Northern Territory are still considered remote areas.
In addition, according to the official website of the Ministry of the Interior, there are in fact parts of the L ä nder known as "(Regional Australia) in remote areas", and the following is explained in the form of a zip code:
Victoria state
Except Melbourne metropolitan area
3211 to 3334
3340 to 3424
3430 to 3649
3658 to 3749
3753，3756，3758，3762，3764
3778 to 3781
3783，3797，3799
3810 to 3909
3921 to 3925
3945 to 3974
3979
3981 to 3996
New state
Except Sydney, Newcastle, central coast and Wolong gang
2311 to 2312
2328 to 2411
2420 to 2490
2536 to 2551
2575 to 2594
2618 to 2739
2787 to 2898
Kunzhou
Except the Great Brisbane area and the Gold Coast
4124 to 4125
4133， 4211
4270 to 4272
4275，4280，4285，4287
4307 to 4499
4515
4517 to 4519
4522 to 4899
Except Perth and its surrounding area
6041 to 6044
6083 to 6084
6121 to 6126
6200 to 6799
At a press conference in the afternoon, reporters asked whether such conditions would keep many potential immigrants out of the door. Tudge minister said there was no need to worry that many people wanted to come to Australia every year.
Perhaps you or your relatives and friends are one of them, if immigration conditions really include "go to the countryside" requirements, whether this will be a necessary condition for urban development, or hindrance, it remains to be seen.
