How does Australia’s migration system actually work? 5 common myths busted

Australia’s migration system is complicated. It’s heavily influenced by politics and global pressures, which can make it ...
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Yes, migration to Australia is up. But new figures show most migrants do not become citizens

Immigration has become a hot-button issue in Australia, particularly amid specious claims it is responsible for the housing crisis and straining the economy. Recent anti-immigration rallies across the ...
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Reforming Australia’s Migration to Favor Skilled Workers, Not Family Reunion

Australia’s migration program has failed to deliver what it promises. It brings in relatively few genuinely skilled workers, while favoring family migration. Australia’s permanent migration system is ...

Australia was built on migration, but it’s long been a love-hate relationship

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 ...
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Australia’s Real Immigration Problem

Australia needs to think seriously about how to persuade those suspicious of immigration that it is an essential tool to bolster the national interest. Australia is both a large and a small country: a ...