âPerformative reductionsâ: Labor MPs and business groups urge Burke against sweeping immigration changes | TheBriefWire
âPerformative reductionsâ: Labor MPs and business groups urge Burke against sweeping immigration changes
Published 6 August 2026 ¡ politics
MPs say they are anxious for the government to avoid cuts to family and humanitarian visa categories Get our breaking news email, free app or
MPs say they are anxious for the government to avoid cuts to family and humanitarian visa categories Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Major business groups have urged Labor to suspend its immigration changes and consult further with industry about how to get more skilled workers into the country, amid questions about looming Labor tweaks on permanent migration. With the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, delaying an anticipated immigration speech by at least one week, some Labor MPs say they are anxious to avoid major changes to the family and humanitarian visa categories, with one urging against âperformative reductionsâ in migration in response to One Nation. Continue reading...
Published: August 6, 2026 ⢠2:07 PM IST ¡ Updated: August 6, 2026 ⢠2:40 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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MPs say they are anxious for the government to avoid cuts to family and humanitarian visa categories Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Major business groups have urged Labor to suspend its immigration changes and consult further with industry about how to get more skilled workers into the country, amid questions about looming Labor tweaks on permanent migration.
With the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, delaying an anticipated immigration speech by at least one week, some Labor MPs say they are anxious to avoid major changes to the family and humanitarian visa categories, with one urging against âperformative reductionsâ in migration in response to One Nation.
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