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Albanese vows refugee intake won’t be slashed,shutting down plans of Coalition-level cut

Prime minister intervenes amid anger at news Tony Burke was planning to cut intake of 20,000 arrivals by a third

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Tom McIlroy Political editor27 Aug 2026, 08:06 amUpdated 2d ago1 min readAsiaAustralia

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Albanese vows refugee intake won’t be slashed, shutting down plans of Coalition-level cut

Prime minister intervenes amid anger at news Tony Burke was planning to cut intake of 20,000 arrivals by a third

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Anthony Albanese has guaranteed Australia’s annual refugee intake will not be cut next financial year, shutting down plans for the arrivals quota to drop by one-third to Coalition-era levels.

Labor MPs and refugee advocates reacted angrily to news on Thursday morning that the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, was planning to cut intake of 20,000 arrivals to 13,750 in 2027-28.

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Source: The Guardian · Tom McIlroy Political editor. Published 27 Aug 2026, 08:06 am.

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