Australia 'close to recession' as immigration numbers jump ahead by 30 years

One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson says bringing in more migrants “props up our gross domestic product” as she accused the Albanese government of bringing Australia “close to recession”. “Productivity is down in the nation and we are on the borderline, I believe, of a recession,” she told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “It is only immigration which is propping us up but the general populous are the ones suffering. “We haven’t had the policies in place to provide the infrastructure that goes along with the population increase. “We haven’t had a real debate about population in this country – parliaments at the time just do it at their own whim.”