Education Minister to Cap Volume of International Students Coming into Australia

Labor is set to bring new legislation that could cut international student numbers, with more than half a million foreign students on Australian soil.
Education Minister to Cap Volume of International Students Coming into Australia
Students walk around Sydney University in Sydney, Australia, on April 6, 2016. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
Crystal-Rose Jones
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The education minister will have new powers to curb foreign student numbers at Australian universities from next week, in a move put forward by the Albanese Labor government to help stabilise foreign migration numbers, and cut back on “shonky” providers.

The legislation will allow the minister to set an allocation for the maximum number of new international student enrolments education providers can offer.

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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