Sky News commentator Peta Credlin took aim at Anthony Albanese after a record number of migrants were welcomed into Australia in just one month.
More than 100,000 migrants arrived in Australia in February, after 765,900 arrived over the course of last year, another historic record.
The massive influx has raised fears it will put pressure on the paralyzed property and rental markets, with acceptance of new housing proposals at the lowest rate in 11 years.
This despite the Albanian government promising to reduce immigration to 300,000 per year and build 250,000 homes.
Credlin said inaction also incited social discord.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has come under fire after Australia took in more than 100,000 migrants in February, an all-time high.
Mrs. Credlin, in her weekly columnHe said successive governments have “sent increasing signals to immigrants that the culture of the country they arrive in is based on a history of shame, illegitimacy and racism.”
‘Is it any wonder that some immigrant communities become reluctant to integrate or insist that Australia must change to suit their preferences, when weak officials will only fly our national flag in apology, accompanied by two other flags representing to people with a particular racial heritage?’ she wrote.
“Or when our civic culture now seems to revolve around indigenous ancestor worship while denigrating the Judeo-Christian foundation of our fundamental institutions like the rule of law.”
He added that it was “not the fault of the migrants” who chose to come to Australia, but of the governments who did not “insist on them joining Team Australia”.
“It is time for governments at all levels to start emphasizing unity over diversity, to rebuild a patriotic love for Australia, rather than presiding over the diminution of our national symbols, such as Australia Day,” he wrote.
Credlin said the 100,000 migrants arriving in Australia were “significant”.
He compared the figure to the Howard government era, where an average of 110,000 immigrants arrived each year during that period.
“It’s no secret, then, why housing is unaffordable, wages are flat, and roads and public transportation are congested, because that’s exactly what happens when you don’t have a demographic policy and instead uses migration as a way to achieve the budget bottom line. “It looks better than it really is,” he wrote.
The huge population increase will further increase pressure on an already paralyzed property industry, with new home construction at the lowest rate in 11 years (file image)
Political commentator Peta Credlin said successive governments had also failed to “insist that (they) join Team Australia” and incited social discord.
Institute of Public Affairs deputy chief executive Daniel Wild said high immigration rates with few properties under construction is a recipe for a housing crisis.
“The data shows that the federal government’s unplanned mass migration program is unsustainable,” he said.
“This is actively undermining Australians struggling to find a home, as rising demand and lack of supply is pricing them out of the market.”
The median home price in Australia’s capital of $956,782, according to data from CoreLogic, is well beyond the reach of the average full-time worker at $98,218.
This is because banks can only lend 5.2 times their salary to someone with a stable job and a 20 per cent mortgage deposit.
The average salary would only be enough to buy a house for $639,000, while in the Sydney metropolitan area it would only buy one unit or a house within 100 kilometers of the city centre.
Tenants are also suffering: 175,960 international students arrived in February, adding to the competition for a place to live.