This week Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced plans to cut annual permanent migration intake. Local and national media outlets subsequently sought reaction from Prof James Raymer, who specialises in migration research in the ANU School of Demography.
His reponses were featured in the following media reports:
- Radio interview 'Prime Minister floats proposal to cut migration' by Sarah Sedghi on The World Today from ABC Radio News and Current Affairs, Tue 20 Nov 2018, 12:23pm
- Radio interview during Drive with Laura Tchilinguirian on ABC Radio CANBERRA, Wed 21 Nov 2018 (Interview with Prof Raymer starts at the 1:05:50)
- Video interview during 7.30 on ABC television, broadcast Tue 20 Nov 2018 (Migration report by Andy Park starts at 12:43, interview with Prof Raymer at 17:35)
- Article on news.com.au 'PM’s plans to slash migration could make life worse in crowded suburbs, claims population expert' by Ben Graham, published Weds 21 Nov 2018
Prof James Raymer's current research focuses on how populations change and interact with each other across space. This includes developing models for estimating migration flows and small area demographic components of change. He is currently leading two Australian Research Council Discovery Projects:
The demographic consequences of migration to, from and within Australia
Overcoming the problems of inconsistent migration data in the Asia Pacific