Backpackers flock to Australia with working holiday visa

Record numbers of backpackers received an Australian working holiday visa in the past year, according to new figures released by the Department of Immigration. In the nine months to March, 102,966 backpackers successfully applied for the visa. This is up 15 per cent from the same period in the previous year. The Department of Immigration is predicting the new year will also be a record one, with 130,000 visas to be granted, up from a total of 111,973 this year.