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Labor to prioritise new asylum seeker claims as part of $160m package to tackle backlog

Shift to ‘last in, first out’ processing aims to break the business model of those making unmeritorious claims, immigration minister says

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The Albanese government will attempt to turn the tables on people making unmeritorious asylum claims by shifting to a “last in, first out” application processing system.

The immigration minister, Andrew Giles, will announce a $160m package to tackle the backlog of asylum claims, including $54m to prioritise processing new claims, an attempt to break the business model of those suggesting junk claims as a means to remain in Australia.

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