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17 September 2026

Australia cracks down on student and backpacker visas to curb migration

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Australia cracks down on student and backpacker visas to curb migration

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke dismissed suggestions that the changes were politically motivated ​by the One Nation party, which describes its approach as "Australia first" and whose policies ⁠have ...

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