{
  "id": 19155003,
  "title": "Why is Labor’s immigration policy targeting British backpackers?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/why-is-labors-immigration-policy-targeting-british-backpackers",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-09T13:01:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/11/why-is-labors-immigration-policy-targeting-british-backpackers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In May 2023, the Albanese government announced changes to Australia’s Working Holiday Maker (WHM) Program and the UK’s Youth Mobility Scheme under the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement (AUKFTA). The changes allow young Aussies to work in the UK unrestricted for three years and allow young Brits to work in Australia on a similar basis. Thus, The post Why is Labor’s immigration policy targeting…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}