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A. The increase is attributed to aborigine birth rates, which are not counted in the census.
B. Annually more people emigrate than immigrate.
C. Australia has a positive net migration rate.
D. It is not possible, so the data must be wrong.


C. Australia has a positive net migration rate.

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