COVID-19:Pandemic blamed for lowering migration numbers

Group of Nepalis sitting and chatting in Melbourne, Australia.

Source: Abhas Parajuli

A drop in Australia’s migration numbers this year because of the coronavirus pandemic is creating a raft of economic and social headaches that will elongate our recovery, according to analysts.


Nepali in Melbourne, Australia
Source: Abhas Parajuli
Nepali in Melbourne
Source: SBS Nepali
Canadian Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen
Canada's Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said that by 2036 100 per cent of its population growth will be as a result of immigration. (CBC) Source: CBC News
Covid-19 Schools open Nepali Infographics
Source: SBS Nepali

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