Targets and tests firm up for migrants under budget

Of 185,000 places allocated for permanent migrants, more than 70 per cent will be skilled workers. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Skilled migrants already onshore are set to benefit from changes to how Australia processes arrivals from overseas, the federal budget reveals.

Of the 185,000 places allocated for permanent migrants, more than 70 per cent of those will be skilled workers.