Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hand with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese before a meeting at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on March 10, 2023. MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images
India has overtaken China as the leading source country for migrants to Australia, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data for 2023-24.
The top five countries of birth for overseas migrants during this period were India, China, Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].