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The federal government says its migration changes will stop people from exploiting the system. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)
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Will Nicholas

Labor bets house on migration figure that won't behave

Bringing migration down will disarm those who have weaponised one statistic against the government, but it's not clear that will happen, experts say.

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The Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney, where people who overstay tourist and student visas will be detained until they are deported.

Albanese accused of reviving Abbott-era onshore detention

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Margaret Febey and her mother Alison Batt, whose Traralgon home was burgled in August, and her antique brooch and car stolen.
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The state revealed as Australia’s home burglary capital

Victoria
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One Nation’s policy is like using a chainsaw to prune a bonsai.
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Why Pauline Hanson’s blunt migration cuts won’t work

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The ABS has released the latest immigration figures.

Immigration growth at slowest pace in four years

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President Donald Trump says he wants three "fake news" outlets barred from the White House. (AP PHOTO)

Trump’s brazen ban of ‘fake news’ reporters from White House

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Mr Trump said there would be no cost to the American people.
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‘Dream come true’: Trump’s shocking claim about Greenland

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President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at the White House in Washington on October 7, 2025.
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How Trump’s desire for Canada pushed it towards the EU

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One Nation’s policy is like using a chainsaw to prune a bonsai.
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Why Pauline Hanson’s blunt migration cuts won’t work

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The US sanctions against Russia, signed into law by Donald Trump, have been in the works for a year. (AP PHOTO)

US security deal with Greenland falls short of ownership

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has hosted an inaugural summit of the "Carpathian Eight". (EPA PHOTO)

‘Start of a movement’: Zelensky rallies leaders in Ukraine

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The Revolutionary Guard Corps says it attacked an oil tanker trying to pass the Strait of Hormuz. (AP PHOTO)

Oil tanker hit over ‘illegal attempt’ to cross Strait

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Security officials stand guard near the scene of a bombing at a mosque in Kohat, Pakistan. (EPA PHOTO)

Attack on mosque in Pakistan kills at least 16

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