Australia on track for 2023 migration boom as arrivals dwarf Treasury forecasts, ex-official says
by Paul Karp from on (#67S76)
Former immigration department deputy believes government has significantly underestimated' net migration
Australia is on track for net migration of more than 300,000 people this year, more than 25% higher than Treasury forecasts, due to a surge in arrivals, according to a former top immigration official.
Abul Rizvi, the former deputy secretary of the immigration department, said that Treasury forecasts of a 235,000-person annual boost to population from migration - the long term pre-pandemic average - have significantly underestimated" net figures.
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