Labor shuts down course linked to student visa misuse
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- DW Top Storiesseen 17 Sept, 22:03description edited
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The Australian interior minister said reducing migration is needed to address housing pressures. The move comes amid a far-right surge in the polls.The Australian interior minister said reducing migration was needed to address housing pressures. The changes come as the far right surges in the polls.
- The Guardian Worldseen 18 Sept, 17:44description edited
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Australian Greens senator compares government’s policy to ICE as Tony Burke calls it a ‘ridiculous claim’ Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government’s move to reopen detention centres for visa overstayers, overseen by compliance officers, has drawn comparison from the Greens and advocates to Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown in the United States. The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, was careful to downplay any similarities when he announced...Australian Greens senator compares government’s policy to ICE as Tony Burke calls it a ‘ridiculous claim’ Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government’s move to reopen detention centres for visa overstayers, overseen by compliance officers, has drawn comparison from the Greens and advocates to Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown in the US. The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, was careful to downplay any similarities when he announced the...
- ABC News (Australia)seen 19 Sept, 05:34headline rewritten
Live: Universities Australia boss 'deeply worried' about migration overhaulLive: Labor folds to pressure, scraps $5,000 veterans allied health cap - queanbeyanage.com.auseen 19 Sept, 11:34URL changed
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- theage.com.auseen 19 Sept, 11:34headline rewritten
As the immigration debate rages, the people who will really pay are VictoriansScott Morrison’s heartless legacy lives on – and it’s Victoria that will hurt most - crookwellgazette.com.auseen 19 Sept, 21:56URL changed
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- northweststar.com.auseen 19 Sept, 22:10URL changed
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Thu, 3 September 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)12:00first to report
The federal government is preventing new enrolments in a graduate diploma it fears is being used by non-genuine international students to switch courses and prolong their stay in Australia.
Fri, 4 September 2026
2 reports- abc.net.au07:00
As the debate over how many migrants Australia should take in each year continues, the federal government has used new powers to ban enrolments in a course linked to student visa mis-use.
- abc.net.au08:00
The Federal Government's accusing thousands of international students of abusing the visa system, entering on a course they're not really committed to just to come to or stay in Australia. As political pressure from One Nation mounts on the government and Labor delays outlining a new approach to immigration policy, it hasn't launched a broad reworking of the international student system. Instead - it's targeting one particular course and the students who've signed up to it. It's called The...
Wed, 16 September 2026
7 reports- ABC News (Australia)05:17
International students would effectively be banned from bringing family members to Australia under a long-awaited overhaul of the immigration system.
- The Guardian World07:33
Home 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 Foreign students will face tough restrictions on the ability to bring family members into Australia, as the federal government shifts sections of the country’s immigration system away from demand-driven settings. Long-awaited changes will be revealed by the...
- South China Morning Post12:42
Australia is set to introduce sweeping changes to its immigration policy by barring international students from bringing dependants, in a bid to ease housing pressures and fend off a growing political challenge from the far-right. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke will announce the measures at the National Press Club in Canberra on Thursday, outlining plans to trim net overseas migration from 300,000 to 225,000 by 2028. The issuance of temporary residence permits would also be reduced to curb...
- theage.com.au19:00edited after publishing
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As the immigration debate rages, the people who will really pay are VictoriansWe saw during the pandemic what Melbourne was like without international students. One Nation’s immigration policies would take us back to that moribund place again.
- ABC News (Australia)19:32
Labor will tighten rules for temporary migrants bringing family members, switching visas and extending their stays as it seeks to cut net overseas migration.
- ABC News (Australia)21:08edited after publishing
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Live: Universities Australia boss 'deeply worried' about migration overhaulThe federal government has bowed to pressure and scrapped its proposed $5,000 veteran allied health cap announced in this year's federal budget. Follow live.
- queanbeyanage.com.au23:23
URL changednow www.queanbeyanage.com.au/story/9351893/backpackers-and-students-lose-out-in-migration-overhaul/
Students and people on bridging visas might soon be targeted by a migration strategy an expert says is...
Thu, 17 September 2026
11 reports- Channel News Asia00:51
- Bloomberg Politics02:30
Australia’s center-left government is moving to reduce immigration, planning a clampdown on people who have overstayed their visas as well as restricting most student-visa holders from bringing family members into the country.
- BBC News World05:05
The government wants to reduce net overseas migration to 225,000 people by 2028.
- ABC News (Australia)05:49
Labor will restrict international student families, cap longer backpacker stays and target visa overstayers as it seeks greater control over migration.
- ABC News (Australia)06:32
Higher education stakeholders say sweeping migration changes will jeopardise an export industry worth $55 billion, with international students likely to choose other destinations.
- DW Top Stories08:35edited after publishing
The Australian interior minister said reducing migration was needed to address housing pressures. The changes come as the far right surges in the polls.
- The Guardian World15:00
Farming lobby says shoppers will see emptier shelves and higher prices because of restrictions on backpackers Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The farming lobby’s claim that immigration rule changes will increase food prices for households is wrong, Tony Burke has said, describing moves to speed up processing of backpacker visas as a positive step for agriculture. Burke revealed Labor’s long-awaited reforms at...
- crookwellgazette.com.au17:36
URL changednow www.crookwellgazette.com.au/story/9352644/labors-visa-detention-stance-compared-with-trumps-ice/
A crackdown on unlawful non-residents as part of a broader migration overhaul will not resemble US-style immigration enforcement,...
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- northweststar.com.au17 Sept, 17:36their copy
- mandurahmail.com.au17 Sept, 17:36their copy
- southcoastregister.com.au17 Sept, 17:36their copy
- ABC News (Australia)18:41
Migration experts slap down a Greens claim that the Border Force crackdown on visa overstayers will be akin to ICE raids in the United States, saying it was an uncontroversial procedure that occurred regularly until 2015.
- ABC News (Australia)18:44
Business groups, miners, and the housing industry welcome the Albanese government's changes to the migration system, but farmers and the hospitality and tourism industries say they will make labour shortages worse.
- ABC News (Australia)18:48
After the embarrassment of having to abort his earlier press club appearance, Tony Burke produced a package that, on his own admission, did not contain all he'd wished.
Fri, 18 September 2026
6 reports- cootamundraherald.com.au01:30
The speech we waited on for six weeks.
5 reprints
- irrigator.com.au18 Sept, 01:30their copy
- macleayargus.com.au18 Sept, 01:30their copy
- juneesoutherncross.com.au18 Sept, 01:30their copy
- lithgowmercury.com.au18 Sept, 01:30their copy
- gleninnesexaminer.com.au18 Sept, 01:30their copy
- lithgowmercury.com.au02:26
Rounding up people who have overstayed their visa into detention centres has been blasted as missing the mark...
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- juneesoutherncross.com.au18 Sept, 02:26their copy
- irrigator.com.au18 Sept, 02:26their copy
- macleayargus.com.au18 Sept, 02:26their copy
- gleninnesexaminer.com.au18 Sept, 02:26their copy
- cootamundraherald.com.au18 Sept, 02:26their copy
- Al Jazeera English05:02
More than 77,000 visa overstayers face detention or departure as Australia cracks down on immigration violations.
- Le Figaro (France)05:29
Le ministre de l’Intérieur, Tony Burke, avait déjà expliqué vouloir restreindre les visas étudiants et vacances-travail.
- The Guardian World08:30edited after publishing
Australian Greens senator compares government’s policy to ICE as Tony Burke calls it a ‘ridiculous claim’ Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government’s move to reopen detention centres for visa overstayers, overseen by compliance officers, has drawn comparison from the Greens and advocates to Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown in the US. The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, was careful to downplay any similarities when he announced the...
- ABC News (Australia)19:00
While Labor may want the argument to be about how migration is managed, in fixing on a target it has given greater legitimacy to the numbers contest.
Sun, 20 September 2026
1 report- independentaustralia.net04:00
Tony Burke's immigration policy changes are like a Curate's Egg - good in parts, but are they enough to lower NOM to the targets Burke has set for himself?