“When I hear immigration getting blamed for the housing crisis, which I fundamentally know is not true – housing prices went through the roof when no immigrants were coming through in COVID – it disappoints me because I think Australia was built on the back of immigration,” he says.
“Unless you’re First Nations or a person of Aboriginal descent, we’re all immigrants in one way or another. I think Australia’s greatest asset is its immigrant community who’ve come into Australia, contributed to Australia and contributed to make it such a great country.
‘The beauty of immigration’: Inside Khawaja’s heartfelt mission for change. By Nick Wright SMH