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Tony Burke overhauls Australia's student visa rules
Original: tony burke student visa overhaul
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke is moving ahead with an overhaul of Australia's student visa system, expanding the crackdown beyond visitors by closing more onshore pathways to permanent residency. New National Code changes also tighten rules on student transfers, with some students having their immigration clocks reset. Business groups have raised concerns that related visa changes, including to backpacker visas, will make staffing harder for employers already struggling with labour shortages.
Why now: The government's tightening of student visa pathways is directly affecting students, education providers and businesses reliant on migrant labour.
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Evidence
- Labor targets ‘visa hopping’ international students in crackdown on ‘permanently temporary’ migration · The Guardian
- Migration policy: Extra $1200 for visa student course jumpers · Nine.com.au
- New rules to crack down on ‘permanently temporary’ migrants · AFR
- Holidays shock amid 15pc drop in backpacker workers · The Australian
- Businesses fear visa changes to backpacker visas will make staffing harder · ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Student visa crackdown expands beyond visitors as Government closes more onshore pathways · The Koala News
- National Code changes tighten student transfers, and some students may find the clock has been reset · The Koala News
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