AdvertisementPoliticsFederalImmigration Needs work: Burke’s plans for migration overhaul delayed due to cabinet questions Paul Sakkal and Natassia Chrysanthos Updated August 5, 2026 — 2:52pm ,first published 9:43am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. While that target is already baked into the federal budget, Labor has consistently blown its migration targets, and further policies were needed to meet the lower figure. The government would argue that it was required to take more action to gain control of migration numbers. “We’ll be acknowledging the genuine concerns people have about the migration system without dividing or demonising,” one senior Labor figure said. Ministers said Burke’s speech would focus on people taking advantage of the migration system.