Australia announces new steps to tighten visa rules for international students and backpackers, aiming to reduce migration levels. A senior minister says Australia will stop foreign students from bringing partners and children to accompany them while they study. Australia also tightens working holiday visa rules, as debate grows about high migration.
The policy changes form part of a broader migration target. The government says it wants net migration to fall from about 300,000 to 225,000 per year by 2028. While both reports describe the focus on students and backpackers, they emphasize different aspects: one highlights the specific restriction on dependants for students and the working holiday tightening, while the other places the measures within the longer-term numerical reduction goal.
