People travelling to Australia on a visitor visa will be banned from applying for a student visa under new restrictions designed to fix loopholes in the country’s migration system. As of July 1, the federal government will move to restrict ‘visa hopping’ by banning foreigners on visitor visas from applyingContinue Reading
The number of international students universities can enrol will be tied to their construction of suitable accommodation under a major immigration crackdown by the federal government. Labor is under pressure to assure voters it can halve the net overseas migration intake from a record 528,000 last year to a promisedContinue Reading
Universities will be forced to cap numbers of overseas student enrolments as part of Labor’s efforts to ease pressures on Australia’s housing market and slash the migration intake ahead of the next election. The federal government will introduce new legislation to set limits for the maximum number of new internationalContinue Reading
Pauline Hanson has called back to her now-infamous claims Australia is being “swamped” by Asian immigrants as she renewed calls to halt migration. On the day new figures revealed Australia’s migration intake had surged to a record high of 548,800 arrivals in the year to September, threatening the government’s ownContinue Reading
Australia’s education leaders are being challenged to come up with big ideas to future-proof the nation’s tertiary system, as more jobs in the future will need post-school qualifications. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare launched a discussion paper, written by a panel overseen by The Australian Universities Accord, on Tuesday night.Continue Reading