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28 August 2026

In this hour of need, contemplating a cut to Australia’s refugee intake is cruel populism

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Source reporting: Guardian Australia Politics

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In this hour of need, contemplating a cut to Australia’s refugee intake is cruel populism

Confusion and politics aside, Australia can’t pretend to be removed from the world – and the millions of people in need of sanctuary There are more people in the world requiring protection right now than at any time in human history, but Australia is obsessed with cutting numbers in the face of febrile anti-migration rhetoric.

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