Australia's migration intake plunges amid beefed-up visa checks

Skilled and family migration numbers are falling short of the annual cap of 190,000, a Senate Estimates hearing has heard.

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Source: AAP

Australia's migration numbers are falling further and further from the 190,000 annual cap, a Home Affairs official told a Senate Estimates hearing on Tuesday.

The official said the intake for 2016-2017 had been 183,608 people, while the 2017-2018 number stood at 138,086 as of April 30.

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Published 23 May 2018 4:47pm
Updated 24 May 2018 2:00am
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