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 mid-year budget update that revealed higher-than-expected migration figures for this year. The shadow immigration minister said the update was at odds with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's comments in May that net migration would fall to 260,000. Mr Taylor insisted the opposition had also not abandoned a previous proposal to limit net overseas migration to 160,000 a year, which would more than halve Australia's migration rate.

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Tories warns UK must halt spiralling net migration as population set to top 72.5 million
2 months ago

Tories warns UK must halt spiralling net migration as population set to top 72.5 million

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After the Office for National Statistics said net migration will push the population up by …

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, 4 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
3 months 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 …

Treasury projects capital cities to grow twice as fast as the rest in the coming decade
3 months, 1 week ago

Treasury projects capital cities to grow twice as fast as the rest in the coming decade

ABC  

Australia's existing big-city population centres will cement their status over the coming decade as the nation's busiest, densest places to live, growing at near twice the pace of regional and rural areas. Population growth is set to ease from the pandemic-driven 2.5 per cent surge recorded in 2022-23, to 2.1 per cent this year and 1.2 per cent in 2026-27, …

Anthony Albanese's major immigration failure exposed - despite Labor's promise to reduce the number of new arrivals
3 months, 1 week ago

Anthony Albanese's major immigration failure exposed - despite Labor's promise to reduce the number of new arrivals

Daily Mail  

Australia's immigration levels are expected to keep climbing at a higher level than previously anticipated - calling into question Labor's promise to slow population growth. Treasury's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook forecast 340,000 migrants arriving in Australia in 2024-25 during a housing crisis. Australia's immigration levels are expected to keep climbing at a higher level than previously anticipated - calling …

Keir Starmer admits he MUST bring down immigration after shock figures show net inflows hitting a new peak of 906,000 in a year - and still running at 728,000 annually
4 months ago

Keir Starmer admits he MUST bring down immigration after shock figures show net inflows hitting a new peak of 906,000 in a year - and still running at 728,000 annually

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer admitted he must bring down immigration today after shock figures showed the annual record has been smashed again. In other developments today: The cost of the UK's asylum system has risen to £5 billion, the highest level of spending on record and up by more than a third in a year, according to separate Home Office data; Some …

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting 906,000 peak
4 months ago

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting 906,000 peak

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Net migration to the UK hit a higher than previously …

Net migration falls after reaching record high of 900,000 in 2023
4 months ago

Net migration falls after reaching record high of 900,000 in 2023

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a speech on Wednesday, she said there had been a “collective failure of political …

Huge migration surge added almost a million people to UK population in a year: Extraordinary revised figures show inflow equivalent to two Leicester-sized cities - with the most arrivals from India, N
4 months ago

Huge migration surge added almost a million people to UK population in a year: Extraordinary revised figures show inflow equivalent to two Leicester-sized cities - with the most arrivals from India, N

Daily Mail  

The UK's net immigration record has been smashed again with 906,000 now thought to have been added to the population in a single year. But the bar has been dramatically shifted upwards by the Office for National Statistics, with net migration for the year to June 2023 now thought to have been 166,000 above the initial estimate of 740,000. In …

Australia's population reaches 27 million with growth largely driven by overseas migration
6 months, 1 week ago

Australia's population reaches 27 million with growth largely driven by overseas migration

ABC  

Australia is now home to more than 27 million people but policies over the last decade have failed to deliver the housing needed, an expert warns. 'Population panic' over migration is unnecessary, says demographer Dr Allen said often when the country experiences a population increase, especially when it was driven largely by overseas migration, there was a tendency to panic. …

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, …

Why New Zealand is seeing a record number of its citizens leaving – Firstpost
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Why New Zealand is seeing a record number of its citizens leaving – Firstpost

Firstpost  

New figures reveal that New Zealand citizens are departing the country in record numbers, with a significant portion moving to Australia. According to Stats NZ’s provisional international migration data, an estimated 1,30,600 people left the country in the year leading up to April, marking the highest annual total on record Over 81,000 Kiwis left New Zealand for long-term stays abroad …

Legal net migration fell by 10 per cent last year but it's still at 685,000 - as graphic shows which countries the most arrivals came from
10 months ago

Legal net migration fell by 10 per cent last year but it's still at 685,000 - as graphic shows which countries the most arrivals came from

Daily Mail  

Legal migration fell by 10 per cent last year, according to figures seized on by the Tories as proof that their plan to cut numbers is working. Net migration – the number of people moving to Britain minus those leaving – dropped from a record 764,000 in 2022 to 685,000, data from the Office for National Statistics showed. Home Secretary …

Ministers claim progress on immigration despite net inflows running at 685,000 last year - roughly equivalent to the population of Sheffield - and record level from 2022 being revised UP to 764,000
10 months ago

Ministers claim progress on immigration despite net inflows running at 685,000 last year - roughly equivalent to the population of Sheffield - and record level from 2022 being revised UP to 764,000

Daily Mail  

Ministers claimed progress today after net immigration dropped by 10 per cent last year - although it was still 685,000. Home Secretary James Cleverly said: 'The latest migration statistics show a 10 per cent fall in net migration last year, with visa applications down 25 per cent so far in 2024. The estimates show that non-EU immigration for work-related reasons …

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, 2 weeks 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 …

Anthony Albanese's big plan to solve the housing crisis - and why he thinks more immigration could be the answer
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Anthony Albanese's big plan to solve the housing crisis - and why he thinks more immigration could be the answer

Daily Mail  

Anthony Albanese's government now wants to import several thousand more tradies as record-high immigration worsens Australia's housing crisis. Anthony Albanese 's government now wants to import several thousand more tradies as record-high immigration worsens Australia's housing crisis The policy would cover people already in Australia seeking a skilled migration visa and those overseas applying to relocate, which would mean taking …

Australia hits worrying new milestone as more than 100,000 foreigners arrive in one month for the first time ever - and housing crisis worsens
11 months, 1 week ago

Australia hits worrying new milestone as more than 100,000 foreigners arrive in one month for the first time ever - and housing crisis worsens

Daily Mail  

Australia has reached a new immigration milestone with more than 100,000 foreigners arriving in just one month for the first time ever. Australia's capital cities also have rental vacancy rates under one per cent as construction activity fails to keep pace with booming population growth. Australia has reached a new immigration milestone with more than 100,000 foreigners arriving in just …

The worrying graph that shows Australia is going the wrong way in building the 1.2million new homes it needs to solve the housing crisis
1 year ago

The worrying graph that shows Australia is going the wrong way in building the 1.2million new homes it needs to solve the housing crisis

Daily Mail  

A plunge in home approvals has cast severe doubt over the federal government's ambitious plan to build 1.2million homes in five years. Australia's new house approvals are slumping casting severe doubt over the federal government's promise to build 1.2milion homes in five years To meet the Albanese government's targets, 20,000 homes will need to be built every month from July …

Dick Smith's urgent warning to Australia as a record influx of new immigrants move Down Under
1 year ago

Dick Smith's urgent warning to Australia as a record influx of new immigrants move Down Under

Daily Mail  

Wants net immigration intake cut to levels of the late 1990s Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith says a record influx of new immigrants is a 'disaster for young people' and couples wanting to buy their own home. Mr Smith said billionaires donating to political parties only promoted high population growth to expand their wealth, by relying on negative gearing tax breaks …

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 …

Jim Chalmers makes extraordinary claim that one factor is NOT fuelling Australia's inflation crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

Jim Chalmers makes extraordinary claim that one factor is NOT fuelling Australia's inflation crisis

Daily Mail  

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has denied high immigration is responsible for high inflation with the extraordinary claim contradicting the Reserve Bank. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has denied high immigration is responsible for high inflation - contradicting the Reserve Bank The Treasurer's suggestion that expensive petrol prices are fuelling inflation has contradicted Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock's assertion that high immigration was behind …

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 …

New migration strategy aims to reduce Australian arrivals to 'sustainable level'
1 year, 3 months ago

New migration strategy aims to reduce Australian arrivals to 'sustainable level'

ABC  

The federal government is set to unveil a major new migration strategy on Monday that aims to dramatically cut Australia's intake. Key points: Net overseas migration is estimated to be about 500,000 over the year to September As part of the new strategy, the intake of foreign students entering low-quality courses will be cut Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says migration …

Is the record level of migration fuelling inflation and the rental crisis?
1 year, 4 months ago

Is the record level of migration fuelling inflation and the rental crisis?

ABC  

Rye Yang came to Australia in search of a new life, but they didn't have the best start. Key points: An influx of migrants is driving up rental demand in major cities Rising rents are one of the key contributors to inflation The RBA thinks high rent inflation will remain "elevated for some time" “I have never in my life …

New Zealand immigration hits an all-time high as movement surges following pandemic lull
1 year, 5 months ago

New Zealand immigration hits an all-time high as movement surges following pandemic lull

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s immigration numbers have hit an all-time high, enabling employers to fill jobs but also putting pressure on the housing market, according to economists. The net number of immigrants was 110,000 in the year ending August, beating the previous high of 103,000 set a month earlier, according to figures released Wednesday by Statistics New Zealand. …

NSW Labor Premier Chris Minns reveals why he wants an immigration surge into Sydney - even though it's pushing up house prices
1 year, 6 months ago

NSW Labor Premier Chris Minns reveals why he wants an immigration surge into Sydney - even though it's pushing up house prices

Daily Mail  

NSW Premier Chris Minns has revealed he is in favour of high immigration even though Sydney is very unaffordable and congested - so more foreigners can build new high-rise apartments. Labor's first NSW Budget since 2010, delivered on Tuesday, promised the state government would build just 4,700 homes over 16 years, even though Sydney has to accommodate 100,000 new overseas …

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, …

From working visas and migration to inflation, defence and housing: it's been a week of budget night tasters
1 year, 11 months ago

From working visas and migration to inflation, defence and housing: it's been a week of budget night tasters

ABC  

A week out from the federal budget and we are into one of the more, shall we say, "mechanical" phases of the political year: when a government makes the most of the focus on all things budget-related to milk every possible policy pronouncement for every cent it can, without necessarily outlining all the crucial details. There have been significant policy …

Australian migrant population growth hits all-time high as borders reopen
1 year, 11 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 …

Review finds Australia's migration system in need of 'major reform'
1 year, 11 months ago

Review finds Australia's migration system in need of 'major reform'

ABC  

Australia's migration system is "broken" according to a review which warns "tinkering" around the edges will not work and "major reform" is needed to attract the best workers, drive economic growth, and protect against exploitation. Key points: Migration review finds "key areas of the system are broken" and outlines the need for significant reform The review warns Australia's migration system …

Regional Australia Institute calls for national population strategy for regions
2 years, 2 months ago

Regional Australia Institute calls for national population strategy for regions

ABC  

The chief economist of the Regional Australia Institute says the federal government needs to ensure enough overseas migrant populations are flowing into non-metropolitan areas. Key points: The 2022 population statement projects fewer than 17 per cent of net overseas migration will flow to regions this year The Regional Australia Institute has renewed calls for a national population plan to ensure …

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 …

Australia\'s migration intake fall likely to affect Indians
4 years, 8 months ago

Australia\'s migration intake fall likely to affect Indians

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: Australia's migration intake will drop significantly to 31,000 in 2020-21 from 232,000 in 2018-19 due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, impacting thousands of Indians planning to emigrate to this country. The Australian Economic and Fiscal Update report, released on Thursday by the treasury department, said that the Net Overseas Migration is significantly affected by the international travel …

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 …

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, …

Scott Morrison warns permanent migration needs to be cut to ease city congestion
6 years, 4 months ago

Scott Morrison warns permanent migration needs to be cut to ease city congestion

ABC  

The Federal Government is likely to cut Australia's permanent migration cap, in a move it says will ease congestion in the major cities. Key points: Prime Minister forecasts a 30,000 cut to annual permanent migration cap Government concedes cutting migration will take a financial hit to the budget Doubts raised that major city congestion will ease if migration is cut …

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 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 …

UK immigration latest: Net migration falls to 246,000 in lead-up to Brexit as thousands of EU citizens leave
7 years, 7 months ago

UK immigration latest: Net migration falls to 246,000 in lead-up to Brexit as thousands of EU citizens leave

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The net migration …

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 …

The manifesto pledge that the Tories never have – and never will – deliver on
7 years, 10 months ago

The manifesto pledge that the Tories never have – and never will – deliver on

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Despite repeated promises since 2010, net …

UK net migration rose to near record high prior to Brexit vote
8 years, 3 months ago

UK net migration rose to near record high prior to Brexit vote

Live Mint  

London: Those arriving to live or study for a minimum of one year outnumbered those leaving by 335,000 in the 12 months through June, the Office for National Statistics in London said on Thursday. “It is too early to say what effect, if any, the EU referendum has had on long-term international migration,” Nicola White, head of international migration statistics …

Net migration to the UK up but increase 'not statistically significant' for EU and non-EU immigrants
9 years, 1 month ago

Net migration to the UK up but increase 'not statistically significant' for EU and non-EU immigrants

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Estimates for the year from the Office for National Statistics put net long-term migration …

European influx into the UK rises by 27% in a year in a fresh blow to Cameron's target to reduce net migration to 'tens of thousands'
10 years, 10 months ago

European influx into the UK rises by 27% in a year in a fresh blow to Cameron's target to reduce net migration to 'tens of thousands'

Daily Mail  

The number of people arriving in the UK from the rest of Europe surged by 27 per cent last year, new figures showed today. In a major blow for David Cameron on the day of European elections, the data confirms that net migration into the UK is running at more than twice his target of cutting it to the ‘tens …

Annual net migration to UK falls first time since 2008-09
16 years, 6 months ago

Annual net migration to UK falls first time since 2008-09

NDTV  

London: For the first time since 2008-09, net migration levels to the UK have fallen significantly in the past year, mainly due to a dip in the number of foreigners studying in the country, indicating that the Cameron government's tough immigration policy was taking effect. But provisional data released by the Office for National Statistics indicates that net migration in …

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