In this GMS Flash Alert, we report on several immigration-related measures included in the Federal Budget 2025-26, which was delivered by the Australian government on 25 March 2025.1
For an in-depth analysis of the key measures and financial announcements from the 2025-26 Federal Budget and what they mean for businesses and the economy, see “Federal Budget 2025-26,” a website of the KPMG International member firm in Australia dedicated to the Federal Budget. (For related coverage of the Federal Budget, see GMS Flash Alert 2025-060, 26 March 2025.)
This was a “holding” Budget for immigration with the government having released its Migration Strategy in December 2023, and the subsequent introduction of multiple immigration reforms in the twelve months up to December 2024.2 With a federal election expected to be held by May 2025, the Budget did not include any significant immigration measures.
(For coverage of last year’s Budget, see GMS Flash Alert 2024-25, 17 May 2024.)