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Rachel Stevens, Research fellow, Australian Catholic University

The government is bringing immigration back to 'normal levels' but cuts are not as dramatic as they seem

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On Monday, the federal government announced plans to fix Australia’s “broken migration system” and to “bring migration back to sustainable, normal levels”.

Its long-awaited migration strategy aims “to build a migration system that earns the trust and confidence of our citizens”, or what the government calls, “rebuilding the social licence”.

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