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Australia's skilled migration policy changed how and where migrants settle

  • Written by Marco Amati, Professor of International Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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The Howard government (1996-2007) shifted migration policy away from family migration and towards skilled migrants. Our recently published research analysed changes in migrant clusters at the level of local neighbourhoods. We also looked at where these clusters are located.

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