Labor’s Migration Shake-Up May Not Be What It’s All Cracked Up to Be

The total reduction in the intake over five years is just 185,000 people—or just 37,000 people on average per year. 
Labor’s Migration Shake-Up May Not Be What It’s All Cracked Up to Be
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese listens during the APEC Leaders Retreat Cooperation (APEC) in San Francisco, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2023. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images
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The Labor government of Anthony Albanese finishes the parliamentary year in the political doldrums. 
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The Hon. Kevin Andrews served in the Australian Parliament from 1991 to 2022 and held various cabinet posts, including Minister for Defence.
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