Back to Back Barries: Labor's migration dilemma – video
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•Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:00:25 GMT
📰 What Happened
Barrie Cassidy and Jessie McCrone look at Labor's new migration reforms on the Back to Back Barries video show. Home affairs minister Tony Burke announced the changes this week. The pair ask whether One Nation is controlling the debate on migration. They also look at how the Coalition will respond.
The show is on the Guardian's Australian politics channel. It also covers the paper's new podcast, The Populist. With two months until the Victorian election, Jessie shares her view on Labor's chances at the ballot box. She is filling in for Tony Barry this week.
🔍 The Backstory
Burke's plan aims to bring down net overseas migration. The number reached 292,000 in the year to March. That is well above the budget forecast of 245,000. One Nation has surged in the polls. It has pushed migration to the top of the political agenda.
Barrie Cassidy is a veteran political journalist. He once hosted the ABC's Insiders program. Jessie McCrone advised former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews. She now works for a firm called FMRS Advisory. The reforms were announced just before this episode was recorded.
🎯 Why It Matters
Migration is set to be a key issue before the next federal election and Victoria's state vote. The choices made now shape who can live and work in Australia.
Barrie Cassidy and Jessie McCrone look at Labor's new migration reforms on the Back to Back Barries video show. Home affairs minister Tony Burke announced the changes this week. The pair ask whether One Nation is controlling the debate on migration. They also look at how the Coalition will respond.
The show is on the Guardian's Australian politics channel. It also covers the paper's new podcast, The Populist. With two months until the Victorian election, Jessie shares her view on Labor's chances at the ballot box. She is filling in for Tony Barry this week.
Burke's plan aims to bring down net overseas migration. The number reached 292,000 in the year to March. That is well above the budget forecast of 245,000. One Nation has surged in the polls. It has pushed migration to the top of the political agenda.
Barrie Cassidy is a veteran political journalist. He once hosted the ABC's Insiders program. Jessie McCrone advised former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews. She now works for a firm called FMRS Advisory. The reforms were announced just before this episode was recorded.
Migration is set to be a key issue before the next federal election and Victoria's state vote. The choices made now shape who can live and work in Australia.