Australia is facing a significant challenge with its immigration policy, particularly concerning the influx of migrants and foreign students. The government has initiated a crackdown on student visas, introducing tougher visa rules for foreign students in response to record-high migration levels and efforts to fix Australia's "broken" system. This move is part of efforts to address Australia's housing crisis, as the increased migration is exacerbating an already tight rental market. Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil cited the need to drive down immigration levels with a "genuine student test", following a loss of over $2 billion from the absence of international students. Meanwhile, a NSW federal Senator and others are calling for a temporary halt to migration to allow the country to catch up and build more housing. Amidst this, Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has criticized the current immigration policy, highlighting its unsustainability during a housing crisis and pointing out the adverse effects on Australians' standard of living, including a "7.5 per cent reduction since Labor came to power", and the economy.
The federal government is under intense pressure to accelerate the construction of new homes and temporarily pause overseas migration, with some declaring the situation has "gone too far". https://t.co/gmkt96Z2sw
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says Australia needs to “make sure” that they “set the line in the sand” in its relationship with China. https://t.co/EHLlqnYrKL
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says Australia would be in a “deep recession” if you “took away immigration”. https://t.co/ZV7sxh00xI
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has called for “common sense” on immigration policy and says record levels of immigration during a housing crisis are “just not sustainable”. https://t.co/mIOGX5CwID
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says Australians are “experiencing a recession”, which is a “remarkably bad situation” for the country. https://t.co/x6EarbDYlo
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says there has been a “7.5 per cent reduction” in the standard of living for Australians “since Labor came to power”. https://t.co/7rMy5kLpgU
#Australia will begin enforcing tougher visa rules for foreign students as official data shows migration hit another record high, which is likely to further exacerbate an already tight rental market. https://t.co/rC0J6V3yDm
Australia will begin enforcing tougher visa rules for foreign students this week as official data showed migration hit another record high, which is likely to further exacerbate an already tight rental market https://t.co/kk9b6QdcXV
'Indian Students Not Welcome In Oz' - Canberra Cuts Back On 'Student' Visas Citing a housing crisis, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said her govt want to drive down immigration levels with a "genuine student test". Having lost $2bn+ from the absence of international… https://t.co/8a95S3uavQ
Australia’s tougher student visa rules to kick in as migration fuels rent crisis https://t.co/fX1f88QWsa
This is why Australia has a rental crisis https://t.co/KSlofRWyzS
A NSW federal Senator has joined growing calls to halt migration until Australia can catch up and build more housing. Do you agree? FULL STORY: https://t.co/1Hrp74gm5G https://t.co/8Bmid2pYG1
Quarterly figures are expected to show a spike in overseas migration as the federal government takes further steps to fix Australia's "broken" system. https://t.co/tiiEr9TcNr
Migrant numbers growing as government’s student crackdown begins https://t.co/BTYYmQUZzs