09/09/2018
Overseas migration to Australia hits record high
CANBERRA: The number of people arriving in Australia as migrants has hit a record high, statistics have revealed on Friday. New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that 539,000 international migrants arrived in Australia in financial year 2017, the highest-ever figure for a single year. Of the 539,000 people, 315,000 arrived on temporary visas, including 150,000 international students, 50,000 on