澳大利亚自由党参议员Andrew Bragg提议将年度净海外移民（NOM）目标设定在约18万人左右，为期四年[1][2]。这一目标将是2000年代中期以来的最低水平[1]。Bragg认为降低移民数量可以缓解住房短缺问题[1]。
Bragg同时提议将澳大利亚国家建筑规范从2000多页削减至80页的基本标准[2]。他指出，当前住房建设水平约为每年17.3万至18万套，而澳大利亚统计局数据显示净海外移民目前仍超过30万人[2]。根据预算预测，NOM将在2027-28年下降到22.5万[2]。Bragg曾举例称，2019年NOM曾在18个月内从30万人降至17.5万人[2]。
然而，包括Angus Taylor在内的多名联合党同僚未公开支持这一具体的目标数字[1]。Labor部长Clare O'Neil批评了这项提议，称其为"疯狂的、近乎狂热的意识形态梦想"[2]。
Australian Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg is advocating for a sharp reduction in net overseas migration, proposing an annual target of around 180,000 people for a four-year period [1][2]. This figure would represent the lowest level since the mid-2000s [1] and would be calibrated to match current housing construction rates, which stand at approximately 173,000 to 180,000 dwellings per year [2]. However, several Coalition colleagues, including Angus Taylor, have declined to publicly endorse the specific target number [1].
Bragg contends that aligning migration numbers with housing supply could address the nation's accommodation shortage [1]. He has also proposed cutting the National Construction Code from over 2,000 pages to 80 pages of core Australian standards as part of a broader reform effort [2]. The senator cited historical precedent, noting that net overseas migration fell from 300,000 to 175,000 within 18 months in 2019 [2]. Current Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows net overseas migration remains above 300,000, with budget forecasts predicting it will decline to 225,000 by 2027-28 [2]. Bragg has suggested that reducing migration could be achieved partly through changing the skills composition of immigrants [2]. Labor Minister Clare O'Neil dismissed the proposal as a "crazy, almost fanatical ideological fantasy" [2].
