'Brain drain' to Australia increases 42% in three months

Kiwis can now become Australian citizens more easily - economist Brad Olsen speaks about the threat of a brain drain. At the same time that many people are moving to Australia, a surge of migants is also coming into New Zealand. The New Zealand Government no longer tracks the number of New Zealanders moving to Australia – a symptom of having scrapped departure cards in 2018. That was made up of 28,100 leaving for Australia, and 17,900 making the journey in the other direction.​“Traditionally, there has been a net migration loss from New Zealand to Australia. Whether a new citizenship pathway for Kiwis announced in April has contributed to a large-scale brain drain is up for debate.