澳大利亚工党政府宣布，计划在下一财年将年度难民及人道主义签证接收配额从20000人大幅削减至13750人，降幅约三分之一12。作为更广泛移民改革的一部分，此举旨在配合将净海外移民降至225000人的目标12。数据显示，2024-2025年澳大利亚净海外移民为306000人，而预算预测该数字到2027-2028财年将降至225000人2。此外，澳大利亚的永久移民计划已从疫情后195000人的高点降至185000人2。内政部长Tony Burke推迟了本月早些时候宣布新政策的计划，预计将在数周内公布全面的移民政策调整，具体措施包括限制国际学生、收紧背包客规则（涵盖英国人的工作度假安排），以及将部分旅游签证的有效期从12个月缩短至6个月12。
总理阿尔巴尼斯在Dubbo地区峰会上表示，工党正在应对疫情后的波动，并称这是应对国家经济需要的举措1。然而，该政策被外界视为在“一国党”移民议题支持率上升的政治压力下作出的调整，一国党此前明确表示其首选的移民目标为130000人12。这一决定引发了强烈批评，庇护寻求者资源中心副首席执行官Jana Favero指责政府背叛了依赖澳大利亚的世界各地人民1。绿党移民发言人David Shoebridge则直言，惩罚弱势群体是该国的倒退1。值得注意的是，工党曾在2015年全国大会上承诺到2025年每年接收27000名难民，并在今年7月的阿德莱德全国大会上批准短期内维持每年20000个人道主义名额，同时继续追求每年27000个名额的目标1。此前在2023年，澳大利亚的难民配额曾从17875人提高至20000人1。
The Australian Labor government plans to reduce its annual humanitarian and refugee intake by a third, cutting the quota from 20,000 to 13,750 at the start of the next financial year 2, with the 2027-28 quota also set at 13,750 1. This reduction is part of a broader migration reform package aimed at lowering net overseas migration, which was 306,000 in 2024-2025 2, to a target of 225,000 12. Additionally, the government has brought down the permanent migration program from a post-pandemic high of 195,000 to 185,000 2. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, who delayed announcing the new policy earlier this month, is expected to reveal the comprehensive adjustments in the coming weeks 12. These reforms will also include limiting international student numbers 2, tightening backpacker rules for working holidaymakers including British citizens 1, and reducing the duration of certain tourist visas from 12 months to six months 2.
The policy shift comes amid rising political pressure from the One Nation party, which has stated its preferred migration target is 130,000 12. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defended the adjustments at a regional summit in Dubbo, stating that the government is addressing post-pandemic fluctuations and national economic needs 1. The cuts mark a reversal from recent increases, as the refugee quota was raised from 17,875 to 20,000 in 2023 1. Although the Labor Party promised at its 2015 national conference to accept 27,000 refugees annually by 2025, a motion at this July's Adelaide conference approved language to maintain 20,000 humanitarian places in the short term while continuing to pursue the 27,000 target 1. The reduction has drawn sharp criticism from advocacy groups and political opponents. Jana Favero, Deputy Chief Executive of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, condemned the government for betraying people around the world who rely on Australia 1. Similarly, Greens immigration spokesperson David Shoebridge described the move to punish vulnerable groups as a step backward for the country 1.
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