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The Immigration Department issued about 40,000 spouse visas last year, up 7000 on 2004-05.The size of the intake is staggering when it is noted that the total number of marriages conducted in Australia annually is little more than 100,000.The top source country for spouses in 2006-07 was Britain with 5085 visas, down by about 400 on the previous year.Next were China (4124) and India (3095), which

 11 September, 2007 TENS of thousands of Aussies are finding love overseas each year and bringing their partners home, new figures show. The Immigration Department issued about 40,000 spouse visas last year, up 7000 on 2004-05.The size of the intake is staggering when it is noted that the total number of marriages conducted in Australia annually is little more than 100,000. The top source cou

TENS of thousands of Aussies are finding love overseas each year and bringing their partners home, new figures show.The Immigration Department issued about 40,000 spouse visas last year, up 7000 on 2004-05.The size of the intake is staggering when it is noted that the total number of marriages conducted in Australia annually is little more than 100,000.The top source country for spouses in 2006-0