The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released visitor arrivals and departures data for the month of April, which again posted turbo-charged net annual permanent and long-term arrivals.
In the year to April 2018, there were 800,240 permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia – up 4% from April 2017 and an all-time high. This was partly offset by 526,850 permanent and long-term departures from Australia – also a record high:


