‘Complete Chaos’: PM Announces Refugee Intake by Texting ABC Reporter

Wong Defends Refugee Intake as PM Pledges Not to Touch 20,000 Quota

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has defended Labor’s current refugee intake, saying it maintains the “appropriate balance” amid pressure from One Nation to cut migration. “We’ve got a very clear position—we have very strong border policies which have seen no successful boat arrivals under the government, but at the same time, we will continue to maintain refugee intake,” she told ABC News. “I think that’s an appropriate balance, that’s a balance th…

‘Complete chaos’: PM announces refugee intake by texting ABC reporter

Anthony Albanese’s decision to enshrine the refugee intake to Australia at 20,000 a year does not appear to have gone to cabinet and was announced via text message to the ABC.

'Not a strong argument' to lower refugee intake numbers

Federal ministers have defended the prime minister's decision to keep Australia's annual refugee intake on hold amid a migration overhaul.

‘Not a strong argument’ to lower refugee intake numbers

An intervention from the prime minister on Australia’s refugee intake is not a reflection of Labor’s broader overhaul of migration numbers, a cabinet minister says. Anthony Albanese confirmed on Thursday the nation’s annual refugee intake would remain at 20,000 people, despite earlier reports suggesting it could be cut by one-third to 13,750 at the next federal budget. “This intake number remains government policy and will be continued in future…