Kelvin Thomson (Wills, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment, in writing, on 14 November 2014:

(1) Is Australia now running record high migrant worker programs, including the Skilled Migration program, growing from 125,755 places in 2011-12 to 128,973 places in 2012-13. (2) Is it a fact that the Skilled Migration program is now more than five times the size it was in 1995-96 when it had 24,100 workers.

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Employment has provided the following answer to the honourable Member’s question:

(1) The figures quoted are an accurate reflection of the figures contained in the reports for 2011-12 and 2012-13. It is noted that the Rudd/Gillard/Rudd Governments were in office during this time.

(2) Yes. This reflects the growth over time in the Australian economy.