A much needed reprieve in long-term migrant arrivals

Monday 19 February 2018

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released visitor arrivals and departures data for the month of December, which registered a welcome fall in net annual permanent and long-term arrivals.

In the year to December 2017, there were 778,220 permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia – up 7% from December 2016. This was partly offset by 517,650 permanent and long-term departures from Australia:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.