Family reunification

So the choice would be for me to then, I don't know, wind down or go part-time or spend more time back in India, which is not really a solution that I would appreciate considering how much we are contributing as Australian citizens.

Gary Gruel says the loss of bridging visa pathways means family reunification is increasingly becoming dependent on wealth and circumstance.

He points to one Perth family who withdrew a parent visa application because they could not afford the costs involved.

When the father later suffered a serious accident in India, his son had to leave Australia to care for him.

He believes...

Australia risks losing skilled migrants to countries that provide faster and more practical options for family reunification.

Sandia says she wants the government to look more closely at the human impact of migration policy and rejects the narrative that immigrants are resource-hungry.

I feel like there's a lot of decisions now that's being made in a reactionary mode.