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Labor plans migration cuts as Tony Burke pulls out of major speech

The Guardian World Wednesday 05 August 2026, 02:29 UTC By Tom McIlroy Political editor 1 min read
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As home affairs minister’s National Press Club address is postponed, refugee advocates lament missed ‘opportunity to bring Australians together’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor will introduce new rules to cut net overseas migration and push temporary residents to leave Australia, despite a major speech on the subject by the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, being delayed. But government sources told...

As home affairs minister’s National Press Club address is postponed, refugee advocates lament missed ‘opportunity to bring Australians together’

Labor will introduce new rules to cut net overseas migration and push temporary residents to leave Australia, despite a major speech on the subject by the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, being delayed.

But government sources told Guardian Australia the policy changes would not push net overseas migration lower than the existing target of 295,000 people this financial year.

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