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Australia to Keep Permanent Migration Intake at 185,000 After Tens of Thousands Rally

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Australia to Keep Permanent Migration Intake at 185,000 After Tens of Thousands Rally

Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Aug. 4, 2025. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Tens of thousands took to the streets over the weekend calling on the Albanese Labor government to slowdown the migration intake.

A day later Canberra revealed the permanent migration program to the country will stay at 185,000 for the 2025–26 year, the same as last year.

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