# Australia to slash refugee intake as Labor seeks to reduce migration under One Nation pressure

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-27 01:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/27/australia-refugees-slashed-labor-migration-pressure-one-nation

> Australia’s annual refugee quota will fall by a third to 13,750 in 2027-28, returning to Coalition-era levels. Labor says the reduction is part of efforts to lower net overseas migration and meet national needs, while the Greens and refugee advocates accuse the government of yielding to One Nation’s immigration politics.