Government Announces Permanent Migration Target

Government keeps migration level unchanged

Tony Burke, left, and Anthony Albanese arrive at Question Time on Wednesday. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) By Michelle Grattan in Canberra The government will keep the permanent migration level for 2025-26 at 185,000, the same level as the previous financial year. Immigration Minister Tony Burke announced the figure amid a fresh divisive debate about immigration, intensified by the weekend marches calling for lower numbers. Neo-Nazis were prominent, es…

Government unveils long-overdue migration target following protests

After a long delay, the federal government has unveiled its permanent migration target for the current fina...

Government announces permanent migration target

The federal government has unveiled its permanent migration target for this year following widespread protests over the weekend.

Labor holds permanent migration numbers steady in wake of protest

The permanent migration program will remain at 185,000 this year, although the number is not directly related to the contentious net migration figure, which spiked after the pandemic.

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“Today, Tony Burke was caught red handed attempting to mislead Australians about the true state of the nation’s migration program. This, no doubt, was an attempt to divert attention from the federal government’s inability to control migration intakes,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs.  Today, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has announced that the federal government will ‘maintain’ Australia’s perma…