The Coalition's Immigration Policy - Facts and Issues
The Coalition is proposing a major reduction in net overseas migration while increasing the emphasis on skilled workers. Here are the facts, economic trade-offs and political implications.
Topic
Immigration
A collection of 4 issues
Immigration and productivity: what Australia’s migrant settlement data reveal
New ABS data reveal substantial differences in employment, education and earnings between Australia's migrant visa categories.
NSW gains migrants from overseas while losing residents interstate
Overseas migration is driving NSW population growth, but the domestic migration flow is going the other way. NSW lost a net 20,818 residents to other states in the year to March 2026.
Background to Tony Burke's pending immigration announcement
If the debate is about temporary migration, the first number to understand is the stock of temporary visa holders already in Australia. That number reached 3.03 million at the end of 2025.