There will be no increase to the number of people able to migrate to Australia once international borders reopen in 2022, budget papers have revealed, despite population forecasts predicting a second year of negative net overseas migration.
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Government hopes to reopen borders by mid-2022
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has revealed temporary and permanent migrants are expected to begin gradually returning from half-way through 2022, with the exception of some international students who are expected to return this year.
After the coronavirus pandemic shut international borders and effectively put a stop to the government’s migration program. Source: SBS News
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By Maani Truu, Stergos Kastelloriou
