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What's drawing so many Indians to Australia?

More than 710,000 Indians live in Australia, one of the world's biggest "immigrant nations". According to the country's last census, Indians are now the second-largest migrant group in Australia, having overtaken the Chinese and second only to the English. The real game-changer came in 2006 when the John Howard-led government opened Australia's doors to Indian students and introduced policy measures that made it easier for them to get permanent residency. But there were tensions as well.