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RECORD SKILL INTAKE

A NEW edition of the Department of Immigration's annual publication Population Flows: Immigration Aspects shows the Australian Government's 2005-06 Migration Programme had the highest skill stream intake on record.
The 2007 edition of the book also shows that the nation's migration programme last financial year included an increase of almost 9 per cent in the family stream.
Population Flows: Immigration Aspects includes chapters on:

population growth and international movement
Australia's migration and humanitarian programmes
state-specific and regional migration
New Zealand movement
temporary entry
the economics of immigration
citizenship settlement and cultural diversity
migration flows to the states.

Migration branch assistant secretary Greg Mills said immigration had helped Australia expand its economy and raise living standards for all.
"In 2005-06, the Migration Programme received 142,930 places, with more than 97,000 places in the skill stream," Mr Mills said.
"The Government also increased the family stream places to 45,290 for 2005-06, an increase of 8.5 per cent over the previous year.'
Mr Mills said improving and fine-tuning immigration policy was an ongoing process.