One Nation plans to slash international student visas by more than half
Pauline Hanson proposes cutting international student visas. The cut would drop numbers from more than 290,000 to 115,000 per year. Family member visas would also be eliminated.
One Nation proposes cutting international student visas from over 290,000 to 115,000 per year. The plan would also eliminate visas for family members.
It would cut total temporary visa holders by more than 750,000 over three years. Universities now depend on international student fees to balance budgets.
The International Education Association of Australia warns the cuts would severely damage an industry. That industry employs 250,000 Australians and keeps public universities stable.
The plan arrives as Labor prepares its own migration reforms. Student visa appeals to the Administrative Review Tribunal have increased sharply.
The backlog reached 53,608 by late July.
- More than 290,000 per year
- Current student visas
- 115,000 per year
- Proposed cut to
- 250,000 Australians
- Jobs in international education
- 53,608 cases by late July
- Appeal backlog
Why it mattersInternational student policy directly affects university funding, local job numbers, and Australia's migration targets.
AustraliaWould reshape Australian university finances and reduce visa processing backlogs, but potentially shrink export education income and local employment.
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