Andrew Giles (Scullin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Some I will, but this is a serious process, and we take very seriously the consideration in detail of the budget and related matters by members. I will work through as many of them as I can.

He asked a number of questions around visa processing to date under the government, and I'm very pleased to advise him that the number in respect of skilled permanent is 50,000; temporary, 48,000; partner, 18,000; working holiday, 95,000; and student, 195,000. So we are making very considerable process in these categories, I'm sure he will be pleased to know. I actually did have the opportunity to visit Colac, in his electorate, where the demand for—

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