The report examines recent migration trends and finds that while the net outflow New Zealand citizens in the year to May 2024 is significant, it is offset by a near-record inflow of migrants who are more highly qualified than the average New Zealander.

The sudden rise of net overseas migration in Australia to over half a million in 2022-23 has given rise to a much broader debate on the benefits of immigration. This paper provides a discussion of the rationales of the Australian migration program and stresses the importance of drawing a distinction between temporary and permanent migration.

Migration has shaped Australia’s diverse, highly educated, and cohesive society, and has contributed greatly to our national prosperity. This report highlights how that points-tested visa system is not working as well as it should, arguing that the points test does not sufficiently reward the most-skilled applicants.

The authors of this report argue that to successfully undertake its mandate, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will need to take a view on the current and future effects of people flows into and out of the country.

Australia is a welcoming nation and Australians recognise the important role that immigration has played, and can continue to play, in the nation’s economic and social development. This report argues that the failure to plan and to have in place policies to support the present intake levels undermines community support for migration and is inconsistent...