Highlights
- In 1996–97 skilled migration made up 50 per cent of the migration program. But by 2008–09 that figure had increased to 70 per cent.
- For the current financial year, the total number of intakes has been capped at 160,000.
- Around 13,000 applicants received the 189 visa subclass (skilled independent) last financial year.
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