Labor oversees explosion in fake asylum seekers

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James Campbell from the Daily Telegraph reported on the explosion in bogus asylum seekers under the Albanese government:

When Labor came to office, there were roughly 68,000 people who had been told they must leave who were still here.

By the end of July, this number had reached 98,979, which without a doubt will be more than 100,000 when the government releases the numbers next month.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.