Once the ABS publishes its final estimate of net overseas migration to Australia for the year 2008-09, it will be about 340,000. This is a massive number by historical standards but it is not comparable with history because, in 2006, the ABS changed its definition of a migrant.
Alan Collett alan-at-gomatilda-dot-com Registered Migration Agent Number 0102534 Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia http://www.gomatilda.com and http://www.gmtax.com.au Offices in Southampton - England; Melbourne, Perth, and Brisbane - Australia
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