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Albanese Government Plans Refugee Intake Cut to 13,750

A spokesperson for Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed Labor plans to reduce the humanitarian intake next financial year by a third, from 20,000 to 13,750.
Burke's office stated the 2023 increase to 20,000 was always temporary and funded for only four years, reversing a 14-year Labor policy commitment.
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre deputy chief executive Jana Favero called the cut an 'extraordinary betrayal' of Labor members who secured a resolution last month to maintain the 20,000-place intake.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected claims the reduction concedes to One Nation, insisting the government is 'responding to the national need' while managing post-COVID migration spikes.
Migration forecasts already factor in a 6,250-person reduction from the 2027-28 financial year, though a Home Affairs spokesman noted final decisions remain unsettled pending next year's budget process.

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