Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show migration growth is above pre-pandemic levels but tracking steadily down Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Net overseas migration added 301,000 people to Australia’s population last year, the lowest increase since mid-2022 but still above the pre-pandemic pace. The new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics come amid an increasingly fraught political debate around immigration, after Pauline Hanson’s declaration that Australian society should be “monocultural” . Continue reading...