The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released visitor arrivals and departures data for the month of May, which again posted turbo-charged net annual permanent and long-term arrivals.
In the year to May 2018, there were 803,030 permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia – up 4% from May 2017 and an all-time high. This was partly offset by 528,610 permanent and long-term departures from Australia – also a record high: