Australia's permanent immigration rate soars to new record high of 832,560 months after PM vowed cut
6 years, 1 month ago

Australia's permanent immigration rate soars to new record high of 832,560 months after PM vowed cut

Daily Mail  

Australia's immigration levels have soared to a new record high - months after Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised to slow down the rate of population growth. Australia's immigration has soared to a new record high months after Scott Morrison promised to slow down population growth The vast majority of new arrivals settled in already overcrowded Sydney and Melbourne. In 2018, a record 832,560 permanent and long-term migrants decided to call Australia home, marking a 7.1 per cent increase compared with 2017 While Australia has not been in recession since 1991, Australia's net annual immigration rate hovered around the 70,000 mark during the last decade of the 20th century. The new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics come just three months after PM Scott Morrison, a former immigration minister, promised to reduce the immigration rate Australia's population growth pace of 1.6 per cent is the highest in the developed world, with a rate that is more than double that of the United States or the U.K. Australia's population growth 1881: 2.3 million 1918: 5 million 1959: 10 million 1981: 15 million 1991: 17.4 million 2004: 20 million 2013: 23 million 2016: 24 million 2018: 25 million Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics; House of Representatives Standing Committee for Long-Term Strategies, December 1994 Despite that high figure, Mr Morrison stressed it was 'well below' our economic growth rate of over three per cent.

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Millions crippled with debt, our elderly dying destitute - it's not a dystopian fiction, it's Australia under Anthony Albanese: STEPHEN JOHNSON reveals the facts we can't ignore any longer
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Millions crippled with debt, our elderly dying destitute - it's not a dystopian fiction, it's Australia under Anthony Albanese: STEPHEN JOHNSON reveals the facts we can't ignore any longer

Daily Mail  

Buying a house to live in and make lifelong friends with neighbours has long been seen as a rite of passage in Australia. Owning a house with a backyard has, for generations, given families stability and close community ties AMP chief economist Shane Oliver, who compared capital city house prices with wages going back to the 1920s, tells me many …

Record immigration figure is smashed as one group of overseas visitors floods into Australia
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Record immigration figure is smashed as one group of overseas visitors floods into Australia

Daily Mail  

A record number of working visas have been issued to holidaymakers with the figure surpassing 200,000 for the first time. A record number of working visas have been issued to holidaymakers with the figure surpassing 200,000 for the first time The thousands of revellers, many of them working visa holders, that flooded onto Sydney's eastern beaches for Christmas Day partying …

Migration balloons by 80,000 above expectations, adding to housing pressures
3 months, 1 week ago

Migration balloons by 80,000 above expectations, adding to housing pressures

ABC  

Australia's migrant population will rise above the government's expectations by 80,000 people over this financial year, adding to pressure on Australia's housing and rental markets. The mid-year budget update has revealed net overseas migration will grow this financial year by 340,000, well above the 260,000 the government had expected. Finance Minister Katy Gallagher and Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down a …

Worrying number of immigrants arriving in Australia every week - and why it's bad news for our housing crisis
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Worrying number of immigrants arriving in Australia every week - and why it's bad news for our housing crisis

Daily Mail  

Australia is accepting more than 10,000 immigrants a week despite Anthony Albanese vowing to halve the number of new arrivals by next year. Australia is accepting more than 10,000 immigrants a week despite Anthony Albanese vowing to halve the number of new arrivals by next year More than 1,500 new arrivals are arriving each day or 60 migrants every hour, …

Decreasing costs in the federal budget is good news, usually — but not when the cause is fewer babies
10 months, 1 week ago

Decreasing costs in the federal budget is good news, usually — but not when the cause is fewer babies

ABC  

Buried in the federal budget papers was a figure that saves the bottom line almost half a billion dollars — yet, no one's really talking about it. ABC Politics in your inbox Photo shows Politics journalist Brett Worthington on a black backgournd Sign up to the ABC Politics newsletter with Brett Worthington "Something has to give, and it's not women …

The federal budget shows Australia's net migration intake will fall sharply — but some say it's outside the government's control
10 months, 1 week ago

The federal budget shows Australia's net migration intake will fall sharply — but some say it's outside the government's control

ABC  

The federal government says Australia's intake of migrants will fall sharply — halving in two years — as it overhauls the migration system and moves to reduce pressures caused by population growth. "Government actions are estimated to reduce net overseas migration by 110,000 people over the forward estimates," the budget papers said. Migration overhaul The budget revealed a drop in …

Perth experiences Australia's biggest population growth - while 38,425 people fled Sydney in 2022-23
1 year ago

Perth experiences Australia's biggest population growth - while 38,425 people fled Sydney in 2022-23

Daily Mail  

Perth is Australia's fastest growing metropolis while tens of thousands of residents are fleeing unaffordable Sydney every year as record-high immigration pushes capital city population growth to a new all-time high. New Australian Bureau of Statistics data released on Tuesday showed capital cities added 517,200 people during the last financial year, for an overall 3 per cent population growth pace. …

Aussies are fleeing Sydney in droves as immigration hits record-high levels - and the one state with a zero growth rate
1 year ago

Aussies are fleeing Sydney in droves as immigration hits record-high levels - and the one state with a zero growth rate

Daily Mail  

Australians are fleeing Sydney in droves as overseas immigration hits a new record high. The island state saw 3,079 residents move interstate as 4,400 overseas migrants moved in - a very small net increase of just 1,321 new residents or a minuscule 0.3 per cent population rise. South Australia had 1,007 residents move interstate as 28,587 overseas migrants moved in …

ABS's population clock ticks over to 27 million, so what does that mean for Australia's future?
1 year, 2 months ago

ABS's population clock ticks over to 27 million, so what does that mean for Australia's future?

ABC  

Australia's population has tipped over 27 million, around 18 years earlier than the milestone was predicted. Key points: The Australian Bureau of Statistics' population clocked 27 million around 3.45pm on Wednesday This annual growth is 41 per cent larger than the previous record in 2009 Migration has surged Australia's population post-pandemic The Australian Bureau of Statistics' population clock ticked into …

Australia's population is set to skyrocket in the next decade - here are the cities where the numbers will soar the most
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia's population is set to skyrocket in the next decade - here are the cities where the numbers will soar the most

Daily Mail  

Australia's population is tipped to swell by four million people during the coming decade - even as overseas immigration slows down. Australia's population is tipped to swell by four million people during the coming decade - even as overseas immigration slows down Victoria was tipped to see its population rise by 20 per cent or 1.389million people during the coming …

Australia's immigration rate surges by a record 518,000 in one year - but Labor is now accusing critics of excessive population growth of 'playing politics'
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia's immigration rate surges by a record 518,000 in one year - but Labor is now accusing critics of excessive population growth of 'playing politics'

Daily Mail  

A record 518,100 migrants moved to Australia in a year with Labor now accusing critics of 'playing politics' as population growth hits the highest level since the early 1950s. Net overseas arrivals made up 83 per cent of Australia's population growth in the 2022-23 financial year, new Australian Bureau of Statistics data released on Thursday showed. A record 518,100 migrants …

Labor reveals the key way it plans to slash immigration - but there's still more than 1.6MILLION migrants expected to arrive over five years
1 year, 3 months ago

Labor reveals the key way it plans to slash immigration - but there's still more than 1.6MILLION migrants expected to arrive over five years

Daily Mail  

Overall migration over five years of 1.6million - a big jump Predicts this will see 185,000 fewer arrivals over four years Anthony Albanese's Labor government is now promising to slash immigration by 185,000 over four years by cracking down on international student visas. Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil on Monday released a new Migration Strategy to tackle dodgy behaviour in …

New migration strategy to clamp down on migrants living in Australia in a 'permanently temporary' state
1 year, 3 months ago

New migration strategy to clamp down on migrants living in Australia in a 'permanently temporary' state

ABC  

Minimum English language requirements for international students will be increased, and more restrictions will be applied to stop onshore "visa hopping" as the federal government seeks to curb the number of migrants living in a "permanently temporary" state in Australia. Key points: The federal government will on Monday unveil its new migration strategy, designed to overhaul a "broken" system The …

A new wave of mass migration has begun
1 year, 9 months ago

A new wave of mass migration has begun

Hindustan Times  

Last year 1.2 million people moved to Britain —almost certainly the most ever. Not long ago it seemed as if many wealthy countries had turned decisively against mass migration. Long home to people of Irish-Catholic descent—with accents to match—net migration to the province is running at more than 20 times the pre-pandemic norm. Estimates published by Goldman Sachs, a bank, …

Australian migrant population growth hits all-time high as borders reopen
1 year, 10 months ago

Australian migrant population growth hits all-time high as borders reopen

ABC  

Australia's migrant population is expected to have grown by more than 700,000 between the 2022 and 2024 financial years. Key points: The return of students and working holiday-makers is believed to be behind a hike in migration numbers Border closures during the pandemic saw Australian net overseas migration drop to -85,000 in 2020-2021 Australia is expected to catch up to …

Australia Raises Permanent Immigration Numbers Amid Labour Shortage
2 years, 6 months ago

Australia Raises Permanent Immigration Numbers Amid Labour Shortage

News 18  

Australia will increase its permanent immigration numbers by 35,000 to 195,000 in the current financial year as it looks to shift its focus toward long-term migrants, bringing some relief for businesses battling widespread staff shortages. The recently elected centre-left Labor government convened the two-day summit in Canberra, the national capital, inviting business groups and unions to help find solutions to …

If Australia doesn't have a radical surge in immigration, what will happen to the economy?
3 years, 4 months ago

If Australia doesn't have a radical surge in immigration, what will happen to the economy?

ABC  

I want to show you something. The Fitch economists said Australia's decision to close its international borders brought net overseas migration to a standstill in 2020 and 2021. It saw Australia's population increase by only 125,000 people in 2020, around the level of natural increase, as net overseas migration turned slightly negative. "There is little doubt that Australia's tight labour …

Why are NSW bureaucrats calling for a radical surge in immigration? Here's their economic logic
3 years, 4 months ago

Why are NSW bureaucrats calling for a radical surge in immigration? Here's their economic logic

ABC  

Did you hear that senior bureaucrats in New South Wales are pushing for an aggressive surge in immigration? But one school of thought, which has been embraced by Australia's Treasury officials, says growth originates from three sources: Population Participation Productivity Together, they're called the "three Ps." But when you learn to think in those terms, it's not long before you …

Canberra's population is set to nearly double within 40 years — but one developer wants it to grow even larger
3 years, 7 months ago

Canberra's population is set to nearly double within 40 years — but one developer wants it to grow even larger

ABC  

Canberra's population is on track to increase from 432,000 to 700,000 people within 40 years. Key points: Some experts warn the city is already too large and population growth will make Canberra more inefficient But others say Canberra suffers from "NIMBYism" and the city is missing out due to its small size There are also warnings that Canberrans would have …

Skilled migrants the missing link in Australia's post-COVID recovery
3 years, 11 months ago

Skilled migrants the missing link in Australia's post-COVID recovery

ABC  

Plenty of economic reports come across my desk on a daily basis. Lack of skilled migrants Later in the SEEK media release, the online job "There are likely many reasons contributing to this decline, a reduced labour supply impacting the ability to fill roles," SEEK managing director Kendra Banks notes. Independent economist Angela Jackson explains this "reduced supply" directly relates …

Australia's population shrinks for the first time since WWI as COVID turns off immigration tap
4 years ago

Australia's population shrinks for the first time since WWI as COVID turns off immigration tap

ABC  

Quzi Rashadul Hoque married his wife Fariha Nahar in Bangladesh in February 2020. "By 2030, around one-million fewer people will be calling Australia home than we would have seen otherwise," demographer at the University of Queensland's school of earth and environmental sciences Dr Elin Charles-Edwards said. "Natural increase accounted for 61.4 per cent of annual population growth, while net overseas …

If you've been feeling poorer over the last decade, this graph explains why
4 years ago

If you've been feeling poorer over the last decade, this graph explains why

ABC  

Have a look at the graph below. He says the graph doesn't fully reflect how bad things have been for average workers since 2013, because an "average" rate of growth in disposable income can be pushed higher by large increases for those at the top while real household income per person for most people falls. "Economic growth continued from 2013, …

Population growth decline due to coronavirus could cost economy $117b a year, KPMG forecast shows
4 years, 7 months ago

Population growth decline due to coronavirus could cost economy $117b a year, KPMG forecast shows

ABC  

There could be a million fewer people than previously predicted in Australia by the end of the decade as a result of COVID-19, producing an annual hit to the economy of $117 billion by 2030 and an ageing workforce. Key points: If there is no COVID-19 vaccine for two years, KPMG forecasts Australia's population will be 1 million people lower …

The Australian Population Research Institute report links high immigration with low wages growth
5 years, 3 months ago

The Australian Population Research Institute report links high immigration with low wages growth

Daily Mail  

Australia's high immigration rate has been blamed for workers being denied decent wage rises, in a new report. The Australian Population Research Institute has released a new 40-page report drawing a link between weak wages growth and high immigration rates. The Australian Population Research Institute argued turbo-charged population growth had failed to stem the worst economic growth pace in a …

Mass migration costs taxpayers more than $4.5billion as Australia struggles with 160,000 a year
5 years, 6 months ago

Mass migration costs taxpayers more than $4.5billion as Australia struggles with 160,000 a year

Daily Mail  

More than 160,000 migrants are expected to arrive in Australia every year over the next four years putting unprecedented pressure on the nation's infrastructure. Since 2010, migration rates have outstripped birthrates with about 59 per cent of Australia's total population growth coming from migration, the report said. More than 1.4 million overseas students have been granted visas since 2015 Australia's …

Our Chinese-born population is set to overtake the English-born population
5 years, 6 months ago

Our Chinese-born population is set to overtake the English-born population

Daily Mail  

There will soon be more Chinese-born people than English-born people in Australia. 992 000 651 000 592 000 568 000 278 000 256 000 189 000 187 000 174 000 135 000 7 343 000 17 650 000 PERCENT 4.0 2.6 2.4 2.3 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.5 29.4 70.6 The figures were revealed in April by the Australian …

Permanent migrant intake set for another cut under Coalition, according to experts
5 years, 7 months ago

Permanent migrant intake set for another cut under Coalition, according to experts

ABC  

Australia's permanent migration intake could drop by more than 10,000 people this year due to two major changes introduced by the Federal Government. Key points: Regional and "global talent" visas create major changes in the permanent immigration program Experts say the new programs will not attract as many migrants as in planning levels The Government has cut the permanent migration …

Scott Morrison's population plan aims to draw migrants to country towns to ease congestion
6 years ago

Scott Morrison's population plan aims to draw migrants to country towns to ease congestion

ABC  

The Prime Minister will encourage skilled migrants to live and work in country towns in a bid to ease congestion in major cities. Key points: The plan cuts the permanent migration program from 190,000 to 160,000 places per year Migrants will be given incentives to move to and stay in regions The Opposition has described the plan as "smoke and …

Fact check: Is Australia's population the fastest growing in the developed world?
6 years, 5 months ago

Fact check: Is Australia's population the fastest growing in the developed world?

ABC  

The claim Businessman Dick Smith has population growth in his sights, arguing that immigration should be cut to slow Australia's ballooning population. The "developed world" is not a settled concept, but Australia's population growth does not top any of four credible lists of developed countries. Checking Australia's growth rate Mr Smith didn't specify whether he was talking about an annual …

Want to move to Australia? You may have to forget Sydney and Melbourne
6 years, 5 months ago

Want to move to Australia? You may have to forget Sydney and Melbourne

Live Mint  

Canberra: New migrants wanting to settle in Australia may soon face a big condition on their stay: Sydney and Melbourne will be off limits. “In that time, the evidence suggests that many will make it their home for the long term.” The measures may affect just under half of the total intake, specifically those not “There clearly is a concentration …

Chart of the day: Where do migrants to Australia come from?
6 years, 7 months ago

Chart of the day: Where do migrants to Australia come from?

ABC  

Asia is Australia's largest source of permanent migrants, according to the latest available figures from the Department of Home Affairs. "Australia, like many populations around the world, is structurally ageing and competing for migrants with countries like Canada, the US and the UK," Australian National University demographer Liz Allen said. "Australia is now looking to countries in the region, like …

Australia's population growth
6 years, 8 months ago

Australia's population growth

Daily Mail  

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics; House of Representatives Standing Committee for Long-Term Strategies, December 1994 Read articles that feature this panel Is this just the beginning? Australia's most powerful banker credits high immigration with BOOSTING the economy - and predicts a long run of full employment From a swanky hotel in Sydney's Martin Place, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip …

Australia's population still growing strongly despite a slowdown in migration
6 years, 9 months ago

Australia's population still growing strongly despite a slowdown in migration

ABC  

Australia's population is still growing at a solid 1.6 per cent a year despite a slowdown in net overseas immigration towards the end of 2017. "Net overseas migration usually slows in the December quarter although this was the largest slowdown in several years," she said. ABS demography director Anthony Grubb said Victoria continues to lead the nation in population growth …

Australia's population nears 25 million as immigration figures rise
6 years, 11 months ago

Australia's population nears 25 million as immigration figures rise

Daily Mail  

Overseas migration is responsible for record population growth in Sydney and Melbourne, as Australia's population soars closer to the 25 million mark. Figures released on Tuesday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show overseas migration is responsible for record population growth in Sydney and Melbourne The figures show the nation's estimated resident population reached 24.6 million at June 30, 2017 …

Budget and jobs growth would suffer if Australia cut immigration, Government report finds
6 years, 11 months ago

Budget and jobs growth would suffer if Australia cut immigration, Government report finds

ABC  

Cutting Australia's migration rate would cost the budget billions of dollars, lower living standards and reduce jobs growth, according to a report delivered to the Federal Government. Key points: Joint Treasury-Home Affairs report states migrants deliver economic dividend to Australia, contributing nearly $10b to budget If migration rate was cut, report warns workforce would begin shrinking, resulting in lower GDP …

Australia's population increases by one person every 86 seconds as it exceeds 25 million
7 years ago

Australia's population increases by one person every 86 seconds as it exceeds 25 million

ABC  

Australia's population grew by another 1.6 per cent to 24.7 million in the 12 months to the end of September 2017, adding another person every 1 minute and 26 seconds. Key points: Australia's population grew by 1.6pc to 24.7 million in the 12 months to the end of September Victoria experienced the highest growth rate of 2.4pc, with the NT …

Peter Dutton, Scott Morrison dismiss Tony Abbott's call to cut migration to Australia
7 years, 1 month ago

Peter Dutton, Scott Morrison dismiss Tony Abbott's call to cut migration to Australia

ABC  

Two senior cabinet ministers have slapped down Tony Abbott's proposal to cut Australia's migration intake, warning it could cost up to $5 billion over four years. Mr Abbott wants the permanent migration cap of 190,000 people to be reduced to 110,000, saying something has gone "badly wrong" when only 30 per cent of migrants are proficient in English. "The underlying …

Australian wages stall, as immigration soars
7 years, 3 months ago

Australian wages stall, as immigration soars

ABC  

The Treasurer has a new favourite mantra — "1,000 jobs a day". Key points: Australia's population swelled by 388,000 as at June 2017 371,000 new jobs were created over the last year Boosting immigration artificially lifts the number of jobs created. Australia's population swelled by 388,000 in the year until June — which is more than 1,000 people being added …

Dick Smith slams politicians as immigration soars by 27pc
7 years, 3 months ago

Dick Smith slams politicians as immigration soars by 27pc

Daily Mail  

Millionaire entrepreneur Dick Smith has slammed Australia's politicians for allowing the immigration rate to soar by 27 per cent. Scroll down for video Entrepreneur Dick Smith says a high population 'will destroy Australia as we know it today' Australia's population growth pace is the fastest in the developed world, with Sydney choking with new residents 'We're going to end up …

Australia records its highest ever immigration rate
7 years, 3 months ago

Australia records its highest ever immigration rate

Daily Mail  

Australia's population is set to reach the 25 million milestone within a matter of months. Australia's population growth pace is the fastest in the developed world, with Sydney choking with new residents Like Sydney, Melbourne was also home to a large influx of immigrants in the year to late June Australia's net immigration soared by a record 27 per cent …

Australia's population to hit 25 million next year
7 years, 4 months ago

Australia's population to hit 25 million next year

Daily Mail  

Australia's surging population is set to hit 25 million next year, a staggering 34 years earlier than predicted by experts thanks to a massive influx of migrants. Australia's surging population is set to hit 25 million next year, a staggering 34 years earlier than predicted by experts A 1998 ABS forecast grossly underestimated the amount of migrants that would flood …

Dick Smith says high immigration will cause more terrorism
7 years, 8 months ago

Dick Smith says high immigration will cause more terrorism

Daily Mail  

Millionaire entrepreneur Dick Smith predicts Australia will suffer from a spate of terrorist attacks if it continues taking in 200,000 migrants a year. The 73-year-old businessman and philanthropist told media commentator Mark Latham that high population growth and robots taking jobs could see 40 per cent of the nation living in poverty in coming decades. Scroll down for video Dick …

Population growth masking Australia's economic weakness: CBA report
7 years, 8 months ago

Population growth masking Australia's economic weakness: CBA report

ABC  

Australians continue to go backwards on many measures of income and wellbeing as high immigration rates see the nation's weak economic growth split between more people. "Per capita measures of the economy suggest that growth in living standards has stagnated and for some sections of the resident population, in particular younger people, it has gone backwards," he wrote. However, while …

Indians become second highest number of migrants in Australia
7 years, 9 months ago

Indians become second highest number of migrants in Australia

Live Mint  

Melbourne: Indians have become the second highest number of migrants living in Australia at 163,000 since 2011 followed by people of Chinese origin, according to the latest census data. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the latest figures of the country’s fast changing population and demographics that has recorded 1.3 million new migrants settled in Australia since 2011 from around …

Just how big should Australia be?
7 years, 10 months ago

Just how big should Australia be?

ABC  

The population of Australia is currently close to 24.5 million, and will reach 40 million by the middle of the century if population growth continues at the current rate. There's good evidence to suggest that increased immigration stimulates economic growth, from simple quantities like an increased labour force, which improves GDP, to more abstract concepts like increased human capital. "And …

Immigrants advance Australian economy, but what happens if we 'close the door?'
7 years, 11 months ago

Immigrants advance Australian economy, but what happens if we 'close the door?'

ABC  

For a nation built mostly on newly-arrived immigrants, it's an issue guaranteed to inflame heated and at times vicious debate. That's put a rocket under our population growth rate, which has surged to 1.8 per cent over the past 15 years, way above the OECD average of 0.7 per cent. But the crime committed by Australian governments of all persuasions …

High immigration masks Australian economic decline
8 years, 2 months ago

High immigration masks Australian economic decline

ABC  

Australia has ridden 25 years of economic growth without a recession. Overall Australian population growth has averaged 1.7 per cent over the last decade - that's more than double the rate in the US over the same period. Population growth distorting housing, labour markets Perhaps the most illustrative example is housing, where prices continue to rise sharply in Australia's two …

Population growth masking weak economy, making households worse off: CBA economist
8 years, 5 months ago

Population growth masking weak economy, making households worse off: CBA economist

ABC  

Australian treasurers of both political persuasions have lauded the nation's relative economic performance since the global financial crisis. "Despite the fact that the economy's growing at what looks like a healthy clip on the surface, the way that transfers to how households feel at the moment suggests that things aren't too crash," observed Commonwealth Bank senior economist Gareth Aird. Infrastructure, …

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