LNP Senator James McGrath says it is always good for Australia to welcome migrants as we are a country built on immigration but questions the infrastructure in place to support them.
“It’s always good for Australia to welcome migrants we’re a country built on immigration, the question I’ve got is, where are all the migrants going to live,” Mr McGrath told Sky News host Sharri Markson.
“In Brisbane the unit vacancy rate is less than one per cent … one of the big issues in regional Queensland is the lack of housing so … where are they going to live?”
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