The Australian government issued 162,417 permanent visas in the 2017-18 financial year. This is a reduction by more than 20,000 from the migration planning levels for the year which was 190,000. The biggest reduction occurred in the skilled migration stream and was numbered at 12,500. For details, see
10% reduction
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jul/13/industry-brands-australias-10-migration-intake-drop-disappointing