Australian PM plans to cut immigration

CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison plans to permanently cut the nation's annual migration intake cap by 30,000 people.

In a keynote speech delivered on Monday night, Morrison said that he "expects" the maximum annual migration intake to be reduced from 190,000 as his government works to better manage population growth in "clogged" capital cities.

The annual cap has been set at 190,000 since 2011 but under the current Liberal National Party government Australia welcomed only 163,000 permanent arrivals in 2017-18, the lowest level in a decade.