Jun 18, 2026 – 5.34pmThe Albanese government has rushed to embrace new figures showing immigration numbers starting to fall, as it urged disgruntled voters to think twice about supporting One Nation, which it says offers problems but no solutions.A day after One Nation leader Pauline Hanson used a National Press Club speech to attribute many of the country’s ills to “mass migration”, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed net migration fell to 301,000 in 2025, its lowest level since 2022.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles