The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released visitor arrivals and departures data for the month of June, which registered another lift in annual net permanent and long-term arrivals, which remains at turbo-charged levels.
In the year to June 2017, there were 742,810 permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia – up 9% from June 2016 but down from the record 792,500 arrivals set in the year to January 2013 – partly offset by 451,560 permanent and long-term departures from Australia:
