Recall that the Morrison Government in late November announced its intention to import at least 200,000 migrant workers into Australia by July 2022:
“We are working on a figure of 200,000, it may well be more than that but we will be actively looking to bring as many people into Australia as soon as we possibly can“ – Karen Andrews, 22 November 2021.
Today, the ABS released overseas arrivals and departures data for March, which revealed that a net 21,850 permanent and long-term arrivals departed Australia over the month, causing a quarterly decline of 260 migrants:
Over the year to March 2022, there were only 7,200 net long-term migrant arrivals:
As illustrated below, the ABS’ monthly permanent and long-term arrivals data correlates strongly with the official quarterly net overseas migration (NOM) figures, which are only current to September 2021:
Clearly, the federal government’s mass immigration reboot is failing to launch.
