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Australian net overseas migration falls to lowest level since 2022 – but the Coalition says that’s still too high

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show migration growth is above pre-pandemic levels but tracking steadily downGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNet overseas migration added 301,000 people to Australia’s population last year, the lowest increase since mid-2022 but stil...

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by Patrick Commins Economics editor
Australian net overseas migration falls to lowest level since 2022 – but the Coalition says that’s still too high

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show migration growth is above pre-pandemic levels but tracking steadily down

Net overseas migration added 301,000 people to Australia’s population last year, the lowest increase since mid-2022 but still above the pre-pandemic pace.

The new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics come amid an increasingly fraught political debate around immigration, following Pauline Hanson’s declaration that our society should be “monocultural”.

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