Submission to the Department of Home Affairs - Australia's 2019-20 migration program

12 February 2019

This is the Business Council’s submission to the Department of Home Affairs on Australia’s
2019-20 Migration Programme.

The permanent migration program, which is currently set at 190,000 places, with 128,550 places reserved for skilled migrants and the remainder largely for the family stream, is a fundamental component of Australia’s migration policy framework.

Read the Business Council's submission here. 

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