Is Australia's population growth mostly the result of migration, and is that underpinning the budget


Pauline Hanson's claim is close to the mark

Senator Hanson said in a tweet: "The Australian population grew by 400,000 people last year. The majority of this came from overseas migration."

She went on to say: "[The Government's] budget is built off mass migration."

Is Australia's population growth mostly the result of migration, and is that underpinning the federal budget?

RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

 

Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-31/fact-check-pauline-hanson-population-growth-migration/11360502