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Australia should set immigration targets to achieve a ‘stable temporary population’, report says

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Australia should set immigration targets to achieve a ‘stable temporary population’, report says
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Experts say our preoccupation with net overseas migration figures has distracted from a more meaningful discussion on the ‘scale of temporariness’

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Australia should set immigration targets to achieve a “stable temporary population” to address the ballooning number of nonpermanent residents that has stretched the country’s public services and housing, a new report argues.

Temporary migrants as a share of the total population has more than doubled over the past 15 years, from 2.7% in 2010, to more than 6%.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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