New figures out on Thursday are likely to show a further lift in net overseas migration, putting more pressure on the government to limit population growth.
The federal government is bracing for more questions over its control of the nation’s population growth with new figures expected to show another 150,000 migrants entering the country, putting at risk budget forecasts for total migration numbers.
Population growth, already at a 40-year-high rate of 2.4 per cent, is expected to push higher with total population reaching almost 26.8 million. More recent data has shown a sharp drop in international student visas which have accounted for much of the surge in population growth over the past two years. Student visa applications and approvals had, by February, fallen by more than a third over the past 12 months.The record net overseas migration intake was set in the March quarter of last year when a net 157,700 people entered the country.
Other changes that start this Saturday include a “genuine student” test aimed at people believed to come into Australia to work rather than study, and the introduction of “no further stay” conditions on visitor visas.“Since September, the government’s actions have led to substantial declines in migration levels, with recent international student visa grants down by 35 per cent on the previous year,” she said.
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