- 72
- Episodes
- 61
- Transcribed
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 235M
- YouTube views
About Immigration issues
Make sense of Australia’s migration policies, with news reports and interviews about visas, citizenship, passports and more from the SBS News team.
- Publisher
- SBS
- Category
- government · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Jul 2023
- Latest episode
- 18 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
61 of 72 episodes have a transcript.
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Labor says its migration changes will have a 'soft landing' on the economy. Some farmers disagree
4 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
One Nation came second in the Hunter electorate last election. What do voters there think now?
23 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Support for multiculturalism is declining. Why is that so?
Inside a recent episode
Labor says its migration changes will have a 'soft landing' on the economy. Some farmers disagree
Published 18 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Australia's migration system is changing. And for people already here, or hoping to come here, the pathway is becoming more complicated. The federal government has announced a package aimed at reducing migration and tightening the visa system. In March, net overseas migration was around 292,000. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says the government is aiming to bring it down to 245,000 this financial year, falling to 225,000 in 2027 to 2028. We just need to make sure that it is targeted for the needs of Australia in numbers and across the different categories that work for our economy. Now the changes target so-called visa hopping, restrict secondary applicants on more student visas and strengthen measures to ensure people without valid visas leave Australia. […]
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- Kerrin Thomas
- Ahmad
- Melbourne mother
- Amy
- Huda the Goddess
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- YouTube views
- 235,163,435
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 84
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 27
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