Labor plans migration cuts as Tony Burke pulls out of major speech

Australia's Labor government is introducing new rules to cut net overseas migration and encourage temporary residents to leave, The Guardian reports. But government sources told the outlet the changes won't reduce migration below the current target of two hundred ninety-five thousand people this financial year. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke was scheduled to detail the policy at the National Press Club, but that speech has been postponed—disappointing refugee advocates who saw it as a chance to bring Australians together on the issue.

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