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According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics population clock the population of Australia is now over twenty-two million. One of the major factors contributing to population growth is the increase in levels of immigration in recent years. The ABS estimates that Australia's population increases at the rate of one birth every one minute and 44 seconds, and one immigrant every one minute and 53 seconds. Australia's population has doubled since 1963; At that time Australia only allowed entry of European migrants.

Australia is the first G20 State to increase interest rates since the Worldwide economic downturn. Australia’s unemployment rate went down from 5.8% to 5.7% in September and GDP rose 0.6 percent in the second quarter. 

The UK Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has made further recommendations for additions to the shortage occupation list. The MAC feels that Teachers in special schools and skilled meat boners and trimmers and certain other occupations should be added to the shortage occupation list.