The Morrison government launched a global program to find exceptional technical talent to boost Australian productivity, while the number of immigrants in Australia fell to 160,000, the lowest in a decade.
The Australian newspaper reported that it had granted 160,323 permanent residence visas in the 2018/19 fiscal year.
The highest level of the Labour Party in power is 190,000. However, the current annual quota is 160,000 per year for the next four years, including 23,000 remote areas. Because of this ceiling, the government expects fewer people to get permanent residence in the next four years. In 2012-13 and 2013-14, there were 190,000 people who lived forever. In 2011-12 and 2016-17, the number of permanent residents exceeded 183,000.
Mr. Coleman announced the number of 2018-19 in the remote areas of Victoria on Thursday. He said that the government’s population plan aims to reduce the pressure on the capital city and support the growth of small cities and regions that require more people. The number of immigrants has been reduced from 190,000 to 160,000. This year’s skilled immigrants decreased by 1,386 compared with last year. Family immigration decreased by 485 last year, and investment immigration decreased by 2,094 compared with last year. This year, 23,000 quotas will be allocated to skilled migrants in remote areas, and two remote visa categories will be announced to help thousands of vacant positions in remote areas of Australia find people. ”
In order to find people in remote areas, the government introduced two special visa categories, which will take effect in November this year. This remote area visa requires the applicant to prove that he or she has lived and worked in a remote area for the first three years of applying for permanent residence. In addition to the Warrnambool immigration agreement, the government has similar agreements in the Northern Territory, the Kalgoorlie area, the Adelaide city and the remote areas of South Australia, the Orana area of NSW and the Far North area of Queensland.