Government to toughen scrutiny of international students as it slashes net migration over two years
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Australia’s net-overseas migration levels will be cut dramatically over two years to bring the country’s exploding intake back to sustainable numbers.
In estimates to be released on Monday, net-overseas migration will be 375,000 this financial year, compared with 510,000 in 2022-23.
Changes to be announced by the government – in...
