Foreign students to face tough restrictions on bringing in family under Labor’s immigration plan
The Australian federal government is set to announce significant immigration reforms that will restrict foreign students from bringing family members into the country. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke will present these changes at the National Press Club to address rising political pressure and reduce net overseas migration. The new policies aim to shift visa categories away from demand-driven settings, giving the government greater control over arrival numbers and visa overstays.
- ▪Foreign students will face tough restrictions preventing them from bringing dependents or family members to Australia under the new plan.
- ▪The government aims to reduce net overseas migration from approximately 305,000 to 225,000 over a two-year period.
- ▪Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke is scheduled to detail the long-awaited changes in a speech at the National Press Club on Thursday.
- ▪The reforms include measures to stop visa overstays and limit lengthy appeals processes for applicants.
- ▪Last year, Australia issued over 337,000 international student visas, with about 45,000 granted to dependents or family members.
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Tony Burke will deliver a speech titled, ‘The work of managing the migration program: Who arrives, who stays, who leaves’ at the National Press Club on Thursday. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP/APView image in fullscreenTony Burke will deliver a speech titled, ‘The work of managing the migration program: Who arrives, who stays, who leaves’ at the National Press Club on Thursday. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP/APAustralian immigration and asylumForeign students to face tough restrictions on bringing in family under Labor’s immigration planHome affairs minister Tony Burke will detail long-awaited changes as support for One Nation surges amid immigration debate Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast Tom McIlroy Political…
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