Labor and refugees: what really happened

Key points

• Home affairs minister Tony Burke issued directions slowing visa approvals during Labor's national conference in July. Weeks later, he postponed a planned Press Club speech after cabinet colleagues withheld sign-off.
• A report that the refugee intake would fall from 20,000 prompted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to confirm the figure would stay.
• Labor's platform was amended to a softer commitment on refugee numbers, and the 20,000 intake's funding runs for four years, with its renewal still undecided.