you do bring up an interesting point------- because all we see...

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    you do bring up an interesting point------- because all we see on HC is the peanut gang complaining about Muslims coming into Oz in droves

    but, the facts show a different picture

    unless of course that India, China, the Philippines, Australia and the United Kingdom have all of a sudden become Muslim nations

    In 2022-23 the top five countries of birth for migrant arrivals were India, China, the Philippines, Australia and the United Kingdom. The number of migrant arrivals increased for all these countries except for Australia. Arrivals from India, China and the Philippines were higher than pre-pandemic levels.
    Analysis of these five countries of birth over the years prior to the pandemic, shows that migrant arrivals had:

    • increased for Indian-born – driven by international students (mainly for the higher education sector)
    • increased for Chinese-born (also driven by international students) until experiencing a decrease in 2018, prior to the effects of the pandemic
    • been steady for people born in the Philippines until experiencing an increase prior to the effects of the pandemic
    • been steady for Australian-born with around 50,000 arrivals returning to Australia each year
    • decreased for UK-born – due to declines in working holiday makers, those on temporary skilled visas and permanent visa holders.
    https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/overseas-migration/latest-release
 
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