According to SBS Punjabi, the Albanese Government has nearly doubled the number of parental visas that will be handed out in 2022-23, from 4500 places to 8500 places:
Providing more parent visas
With an increase of 4000 allocations, the Government will almost double the parent visas by increasing the number from 4500 in 2021-22 to 8500 this year.