This seminar will provide an insider's view of how the annual permanent migration and humanitarian programs, including their various components, are decided on. It will also cover how governments make decisions on temporary entry programs, including the temporary skilled worker program, the international student program and working holiday program.

Peter Hughes is a Visitor with the Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet), ANU College of Asia & the Pacific. He has over 30 years of experience in the development and implementation of Australian and international migration and refugee policies, including associated policies related to compliance, integration, citizenship and multicultural affairs. He has represented Australia extensively in international migration and humanitarian forums. Until early 2011 he was Deputy Secretary of the Policy and Program Management Group of the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Prior to his activities in the migration field, he worked in a number of other Australian Government agencies. In 2011 – 12 he chaired the Australian Government’s Access and Equity Enquiry Panel. Peter was the inaugural chair of the Australian Government’s Tuition Protection Service Advisory Board in 2012-13. He is a member of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection's Irregular Migration Research Advisory Group.