The latest revised data challenge the popular narrative about a population renaissance for regional Australia and for states and territories that were losing residents to other parts of the country.
- Senior Lecturer in Population Geography, Adelaide University
Australia has traditionally only offered permanent residence to skilled migrants. That might have to change, as countries like Japan are already showing.
The pandemic has highlighted our expat population. And yet we don’t have precise or up-to-date information about Australians overseas.
Many international students choose Australian universities due to a visa that allows them to work here for up to four years after they graduate.
The Australian government relies on the temporary graduate visa to attract international students. But these visa recipients are left helpless as they face a loss of financial security.
Australia’s skilled migration program simply isn’t working the way it is supposed to.
A recent study on the impacts of the 485 visa (which lets international students work temporarily in Australia after graduating) found it attracts many students here. But the outcomes are mixed.
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