{
  "id": 3877010,
  "title": "In this hour of need, contemplating a cut to Australia’s refugee intake is cruel populism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/in-this-hour-of-need-contemplating-a-cut-to-australias-refugee-intake-3877010",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T02:56:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/28/immigration-cuts-australia-refugee-intake-cruel-populism"
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  "summary": "Confusion and politics aside, Australia can’t pretend to be removed from the world – and the millions of people in need of sanctuary Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Messy politics aside, this much is clear: Australia is being cruelly parsimonious in resettling people, at a moment when it is of greatest global need. There are more people in the world requiring…",
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        "title": "In this hour of need, contemplating a cut to Australia’s refugee intake is cruel populism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/in-this-hour-of-need-contemplating-a-cut-to-australias-refugee-intake",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:56:34.000Z"
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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."
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