Australia’s refugee intake to be slashed as Labor works to reduce migration amid One Nation pressure

Quota to fall by a third to Coalition-era levels in move that the Greens say makes Australia ‘meaner and weaker’

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Australia’s annual refugee intake will fall by a third next financial year, as Labor works to drive down migration levels over https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/aug/16/labor-is-facing-an-insurgent-one-nation-the-path-it-takes-on-immigration-will-define-its-identity-for-years-to-come">increasing political pressure from One Nation.

Currently set at 20,000 arrivals per year, the annual refugee quota will drop back to Coalition-era levels of 13,750 in 2027-28.