The government has also proposed cutting the number of overseas students at Australian universities, ostensibly due to concerns over exploitation of the student visa program.
Labor’s internal projections put the party at 72 to 78 seats, shy of the 76 needed for a majority, intensifying the importance of late pushes in several seats
The party aims to align migration levels with housing supply, restrict foreign investors and temporary residents from buying existing homes for two years
Almost 2.5 million Australians have already cast early votes, but with millions still to vote on Saturday, both sides are ramping up efforts to secure last-minute support.
The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.
