A much under-reported part of net migration is the net movement (short-term and long-term) of Australian citizens. At 37,380, a new record for the positive net movement of Australian citizens, other than in the first year of covid, was set in 2023-24. That makes the Government’s net migration forecast of 395,000 in 2023-24 even more implausible.

Table 1: Net movement and net migration of Australian citizens

Table 1 shows the net migration of Australian citizens (ie long-term movements) broadly follows the pattern set by the net movement (short and long-term) of........

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