Minister Issues New Directive to Cut International Student Numbers into Australia

New ministerial direction limits international student numbers with revised forecast pushing net migration to 340,000.

Tertiary students at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia, on May 8, 2012. AAP Image/Julian Smith

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has issued a new ministerial direction to limit international student numbers after a previous direction was deemed unfair for regional universities.

The move is part of the government’s attempts to stem immigration into the country after a proposed cap on students failed to pass the Senate in November.