Documents relating to correspondence in relation to overseas arrivals and departures

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The release contains two short sets of correspondence concerning ABS overseas arrivals and departures data. The first is a June exchange in which an external party asked for a contact responsible for overseas arrivals and departures ahead of a media release, with the ABS identifying relevant areas to assist. The second, from August 2025, is an email chain between the ABS media team and the office of Assistant Minister Andrew Leigh about a published ABS media statement distinguishing Overseas Arrivals and Departures data from Overseas Migration data. It reports media enquiries from outlets including 2GB, the Daily Mail and ABC's Media Watch, notes that Home Affairs and Treasury had been informed, and names the ABS Program Manager, Demography, as the contact. No figures, methodology, or privacy safeguards are discussed, and much of the content is redacted.