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Jacob Shteyman and Noah Secomb

Backpackers and students lose out in migration overhaul

The migration system is no longer fit for purpose, Tony Burke said as he announced an overhaul. (Joanna Kordina/AAP PHOTOS)

People who overstay their visa in Australia will be sent to detention centres and backpacker visas will be curbed as Labor launches a major shake-up of the migration system in a bid to fend off the threat of One Nation.

Migration levels were too high and placing a strain on the housing market, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said as he revealed the long-awaited changes at the National Press Club.

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