More people leaving Australia than arriving

Australia’s population growth has slowed to close to zero in the year following the international border closure in March 2020, with more Australians leaving the country than have been able to return. Overseas arrivals decreased by 81.4 percent in the year leading up to March 2021, compared to a 44.5 percent decrease in departures, ABS data shows. Net overseas migration was negative for the first time since 1946. Among the Australians who decided to leave... Read More

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