The Labor government is belatedly expected to release a plan to get net migration down to the 225,000 the prime minister has promised. What is your long-term net migration target and why is that the most sensible? Treasury has for many years now favoured a long-term net migration target of around 225,000. The Coalition won’t announce a net migration target, arguing it will wait to see how many houses are built and then decide on a net migration ‘cap’. Its media adviser has told the Australian Financial Review that the 130,000 visas relate to the combination of permanent migration, skilled temporary migration and student visas.