Burke bets his job on migration target | 7NEWS

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Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has released Labor's immigration policy aimed at reducing net overseas migration to 225,000 by next financial year, down from the current 292,000 and the post-pandemic peak of 556,000. The measures include cutting international student, family reunion and working backpacker visa numbers, banning students from bringing partners and children, introducing a visa lottery for backpackers, and reverting to pre-2015 laws to deport 80,000 illegal overstayers. Burke has implemented the changes through ministerial regulations rather than parliamentary debate, promising categorically to deliver the target and effectively betting his job on the outcome. Subscribe and set 🔔 » https://7news.link/YTSubscribe | For the latest Australian news and breaking news alerts, connect with 7NEWS online: Visit » https://7news.com.au 7Plus » https://7plus.com.au/ 7NEWS Podcast » https://open.spotify.com/user/dm9fk9hzoe68ibpttheragdgi Facebook » https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAu

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