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

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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