Peter Dutton says he’ll cut migrant numbers by 100,000 people a year as soon as he gets into office. It’s part of his plan to free up housing for Australians, but it could also impact the workforce needed to build new homes. Abul Rizvi was a senior official in the Department of Immigration from the early 90s to 2007, when he left while serving as deputy secretary.

He says our current discourse ignores the need for a long-term population plan, addressing how big our country should be – and why.

Peter Dutton’s calls for a ban on Palestinians coming to Australia comes at a time when the head of ASIO has asked for politicians to dial down the heated and divisive rhetoric consuming national conversations with fear it could spark violence within the community.

Today former Deputy Secretary of the department of Immigration Abul Rizvi on how we screen refugees and why Peter Dutton’s ban makes no sense.