The political debate about migration often boils down to a numbers game. The question is typically what the precise level ...

Australia’s migration system is complicated. It’s heavily influenced by politics and global pressures, which can make it ...

An ANU new report argues departures are being overlooked in Australia's migration debate. Long-term departures have not ...

Labor's permanent migration program is capped at 185,000 places for 2026-27, with 132,240 places — 71 per cent — targeted at skills shortages. Longer term, the government is aiming for net overseas ...

A net total of 28,500 people left New Zealand for Australia in the year ended December.

A country’s ambition can be measured by its migration program. As birth rates decline, the ability for a country like Australia to enhance its capabilities will be reliant on its ability to import the ...

International student numbers are falling as the government instead prioritised skilled workers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

We believe Australians have been lied to about skilled migration. And analysis of official data only exposes the tip of the ...

The history of immigration policy in Australia is full of yes-no contradictions: fear jostling with hope, exclusion with openness. Australia has been pulled in different directions by the strength of ...

Over the whole span of the scheme about 65,000 workers came from overseas, from more than 30 countries that came here to work ...