Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer—the world’s largest online marketplace for freelancers—has lambasted the Albanese Labor government for boosting immigration to record highs.
In a speech at the Sydney 2050 Summit last week, Barrie said the Albanese government’s policy to bring in 700,000 migrants by next year was “not about the economy, but inflating GDP.”
The CEO said Australia’s reliance on immigration as an economic driver was a “big, uncomfortable secret” and would cause “pain for the people over here.”
“In Brisbane, people are living in tents in a park in the city. People are lining up for food and handouts. There are mums begging on Facebook in mum’s groups. It’s really hurting people now,” he said….