Australia’s 2026/27 Federal Budget indicates a shift towards prioritising onshore visa applicants and reforms that target highly skilled and qualified migrants in the medium to long term.
It reinforces that skilled migration and applicants already in Australia will be a key focus, especially for occupations and industries with long-term demand.
Faster recognition of overseas qualifications and skills for trades workers is one example of this focus.
Permanent Migration and Net Overseas Migration
185,000 places for permanent migration
The current planning level will remain in 2026/27.
70% allocated for Skilled Migration and 30% for Family Migration pathways. |
70% of places for onshore migrants
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