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Five decades later, my UK hometown still plucks at my heartstrings

Receiving Anechoum's 'A Self Divided' prompted the columnist to reflect on how migrants 'divide ourselves' between homes, thinking feverishly about migration this week.
At the April 2025 count, 8.6 million people born overseas, or 31.5%, of Australia's 27.2 million population, with projected net migration of 260,000.
The columnist describes a strong yearning for their seaside hometown despite living in Canberra for 50 years, highlighting the emotional division caused by homesickness.
The Canberra leads as Australia's relocation hotspot, and the Canberra Times reports that tens of thousands of Canberrans have relocated within Australia, leaving former hometowns behind.
Some critics claim Australia admits far too many migrants, and the new federal Liberal leader has intensified rhetoric, fueling Australia's public conversation on immigration.

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