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Will Nicholas, Andrew Brown and Tess Ikonomou

Migrant intake dips as anti-immigration voices swell

Annual migration levels have fallen slightly in Australia but remain above budget forecasts. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's migrant intake is falling but remains far above the levels being demanded by conservatives hoping to ride growing anti-immigration sentiment to ballot box success.

Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday revealed net overseas migration in 2025 came in at 301,000 people.

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