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Labor wrestles with migration figures but opponents struggle to find the target

The Guardian Australia - Australian Politics · 29 August 2026 at 1:00 am

Labor wrestles with migration figures but opponents struggle to find the target

By focusing on the net overseas migration number, Labor risks making a ‘silly mistake’ experts say Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anyone looking for an indication of just how hot the politics of immigration are running inside federal Labor need only consider what happened on Thursday.

Morning newspaper reports confirmed that Labor would cut Australia’s annual refugee intake, with numbers dropping from 20,000 arrivals to 13,750 from next financial year.

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Labor wrestles with migration figures but opponents struggle to find the target

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