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Analysis of the Australian migration program
Built from the legislation, documents released under freedom of information, and the Department’s published figures. Sourced, and open to anyone to read.
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The analysis behind the advice
Legislation
MD 121 · 122
Ministerial Directions 121 and 122: who gets processed first
Two new Ministerial Directions reset skilled processing priority: seven priority sectors first wherever the applicant is, then onshore applicants. Two ladders, one selector, every tier explained.
Archive
MD 119
Ministerial Direction 119: the processing order it set (archived)
The skilled processing order from 25 July 2026 until Ministerial Direction 121 revoked it on 19 September 2026: the ladder and the occupation selector as they stood, kept for reference.
FOI analysis
4 TIERS
How subclass 189 invitations are decided
FOI-released departmental documents reveal the four-tier occupation model behind invitation rounds, and why your occupation matters before your score does.
Interactive
65
The points test: 65 is the minimum, not a competitive score
Every factor of Schedule 6D as an interactive score tower, with the 20-point employment cap most applicants miss enforced live.
SkillSelect
26,887
2025-26 invitation rounds: every occupation, every round
Three rounds, 162 occupations, one axis. Search any occupation and read its minimum invited points across the year. Official figures only.
( Official guidance )
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