Indonesia's President arrived yesterday for his first official visit to Australia.

Despite the recession, export education is set for another boom year - thanks largely to India.

Behind the halo of the headlines there are some disquieting qualifiers, especially for the near term, writes Greg Ansley.

The number of people arriving permanently or long term in this country exceeded the number of departures by 2500 in January, the highest gain for a January month since 2004.

Pauline Hanson - whose anti-immigration policies made her a household name in Australia - is emigrating.