migration: The Committee for Economic Development of Australia has released a report, Migration: the economic debate . It makes 17 recommendations to improve Australia migration program, saying changes are required to ensure it remains one of the best programs in the world, according to The Guardian. Bureau of Statistics figures show net overseas migration in 2014-15 recorded an annual increase of 168,200 people. But it could do so only with better long-term planning around population growth, with policies focused on infrastructure provision, urban congestion and environmental degradation. Net overseas migration is the net gain or loss of population through immigration to Australia and emigration from Australia. Stephen Martin, the chief executive of Ceda, said Australia migration program had strong community support, but key aspects had the potential to undermine that support. But Ceda said that figure could rise to 400,000 by 2054, bringing beneficial economic consequences, if important changes were made to the program.
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