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Australian Coalition to announce deeper cuts to overseas migration
Original: Coalition set to unveil dramatically deeper cuts to overseas migration as it fends off One Nation's rise https://www.the
Australia's Coalition is preparing to unveil significantly deeper cuts to the overseas migration intake, according to Guardian reporting. The sharper immigration policy is widely seen as an effort to counter the electoral rise of One Nation, which has been pushing hard on the issue. The move puts pressure on Labor, which the opposition will seek to paint as weak on migration, and signals immigration is set to be a central battleground in Australian politics.
Why now: Immigration policy is becoming a contested electoral issue in Australia as One Nation gains ground and the opposition moves to match its rhetoric.
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- Coalition set to unveil dramatically deeper cuts to overseas migration as it fends off One Nation's rise https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/06/coalition-immigration-policy-angus-taylor-one-nation-labor-ntwnfb # WorldNews # Immigration # Politics · guardian_world@robot.villas · 2
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