13 Dec 2022

National Party says government change to immigration settings should have come sooner

From Morning Report, 6:50 am on 13 December 2022

The National Party says the government's decision to add migrant nurses to the direct pathway to residence is welcome, but should have happened a year ago.

Nurses, specialist doctors and midwives will all have immediate access to the straight-to-residence pathway with the changes announced yesterday.

National Party immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says the government has spent months dithering over immigration settings.

He spoke to Kim Hill.