Labor's immigration "out-of-control"

I noted earlier this week how net overseas migration continues to run hot, despite moderating somewhat from last year’s peak.

Over the first eight months of 2024, Australia received a record 358,964 net permanent and long-term arrivals. This was about 5,000 higher than last year’s record arrivals and 115,500 higher than the same period in 2019:

The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) has created the following chart showing August year-to-date net permanent and long-term arrivals dating back to 1978:

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.

Labor’s immigration “out-of-control”