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Migration surge strains Australian housing as supply lags behind

Rapid net migration—447,620 in the year to May 2025 and 33,230 arrivals in May—has outpaced housing supply, creating sizable shortfalls.…

Australia Undervalues Skilled Labor Amid New Immigration Reforms

Australia keeps the 185,000 permanent migration cap for 2025–26, shifting emphasis toward employer-sponsored (44,000) and regional routes while cutting skilled…

Indian-Origin MP Condemns Hate at Australia Anti-Immigration Marches

Mass anti-immigration rallies in late 2025 prompted condemnation and a A$178.4 million government response. Migration settings remain at 185,000 places,…

Australia Keeps 185,000 Migration Cap with Talent & Innovation Visa

Australia sets a 185,000 cap for 2025–26, allocating 132,200 places to skilled migration and creating a 4,300-place Talent & Innovation…

Qantas to Expand Brisbane–Manila Flights to Daily Service in NW25

Qantas will operate QF97 daily between Brisbane and Manila from December 1–31, 2025, switching to Airbus A321 aircraft to add…

2025 Immigration Detention Funding Signals Major Capacity Expansion

As of September 15, 2025, no specifics exist on a potential $15.8 million IDOC request. It occurs within a 2025…

Evidence Reframes Migrant Skill vs Government Claims

Record migration to March 2025 (437,440 arrivals) was led by international students and temporary workers. Reforms from July 1, 2025…

Shifts in Australian Immigration Policy and Indian Immigrant Views

The government kept migration at 185,000 places with a skills-first focus: 132,200 skill visas, stronger employer sponsorship, new National Innovation…