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A well-placed source told The Courier-Mail Labor discussed the plans in Opposition, after a policy document was prepared for Labor's Chifley Research Centre in 2003.
The Rudd Government is now designing its migration intake for 2009-10, which is set to go to Cabinet in April.
Among the measures that could be considered by Immigration Minister Chris Evans is a proposal to force at least 45 per cent of migrants to reside in areas with a population below 350,000.
The Chifley Research Centre policy document warns that local government areas with large population declines include Mt Isa, in northwest Queensland, Whyalla in South Australia, and Ashburton and Coolgardie in Western Australia. It said current schemes to balance migrant distribution had failed.
The Rudd Government is now designing its migration intake for 2009-10, which is set to go to Cabinet in April.
Among the measures that could be considered by Immigration Minister Chris Evans is a proposal to force at least 45 per cent of migrants to reside in areas with a population below 350,000.
The Chifley Research Centre policy document warns that local government areas with large population declines include Mt Isa, in northwest Queensland, Whyalla in South Australia, and Ashburton and Coolgardie in Western Australia. It said current schemes to balance migrant distribution had failed.
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