Labor has brought forward elements of its crackdown on international student visa rorts, amid anxiety about migration levels into Australia. Follow updates here.
Labor has brought forward ramped-up integrity checks and tougher visa conditions for foreign students in an attempt to better control the pace of arrivals into Australia, ahead of record overseas migration numbers. Expected to be higher than 518,000, the previous record, and at risk of even ticking over 600,000, the new numbers are likely to further fuel anxiety about increasing immigration in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The latest net overseas migration numbers will be released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. The total number of arrivals could exceed the previous record of 157,684 in the March 2023 quarter. But experts believe the record migration that has driven a sharp rise in rents may have peaked, with the number of foreign visa holders expected to decline as visas expire and stricter rules take effect.
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