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- Pauline Hanson proposes cutting 750,000 temporary visas over three years to achieve net-negative migration.
- The plan sets a net migration ceiling of 130,000, less than half current levels.
- Farmers and tourism groups warn that cutting backpacker visas could cost $3 billion and 20,000 jobs.
- Opposition home affairs spokesman Jonno Duniam said Hanson provided no policy details.
- Nationals leader Matt Canavan pledged the Coalition will not cut working holidaymaker visas.