'Heart is multicultural': PM lays out migration support

Key points

• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says economic pressures should not be exploited for anti-immigration rhetoric. In a speech to the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia, he will argue that migrant communities are essential and have added to the nation's prosperity.
• Albanese said Australia's heart is multicultural. His remarks follow rising support for One Nation in opinion polls, with leader Pauline Hanson urging a monoculture.
• The Coalition and One Nation have both proposed lower migration numbers, while Labor has set a higher net overseas migration target.