Opposition Leader Angus Taylor (Liberal Party of Australia) said record migration levels under the Labor government are worsening the national housing crisis.

The statement highlights a growing political clash over how population growth affects infrastructure and real estate affordability. As housing costs rise, the debate over net overseas migration has become a central point of contention between the Liberal and Labor parties.

Speaking at the Menzies Institute in Sydney, Taylor said that the dream of home ownership has become a nightmare for many Australians because Labor has opened the migration floodgates. He said that high levels of net overseas migration increase the demand for housing, which in turn drives up prices and makes buying a home unaffordable.

Taylor provided a specific figure to support his position, stating that since Labor was elected in May 2022, the government has brought in a record 1.4 million people [1]. He said that under Labor, immigration numbers are too high.

The address in Sydney focused on the correlation between these population increases and the difficulty citizens face when attempting to enter the property market. Taylor said that the current trajectory of migration is unsustainable given the existing housing shortage.

This critique follows a period of significant population growth in Australia. By linking the 1.4 million increase [1] directly to the housing shortage, the Liberal Party is positioning immigration control as a primary solution to the affordability crisis.

““Under Labor, immigration numbers are too high.””

This rhetoric signals a strategic shift by the Liberal Party to tie the cost-of-living crisis directly to immigration policy. By framing the housing shortage as a result of 'migration floodgates' rather than a failure of construction or urban planning, Taylor is attempting to pivot the political conversation toward border and visa controls as a means of economic relief for voters.