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I had no idea we were anywhere near 27 million. Here's an archive.org link.

Guardian's piece | Migration rose by one-third last year to lift Australia’s population by a record 659,000

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[–] Nath@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago

Immigration department is playing catch-up. The numbers were a lot lower through 2020-2022.