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17 September 2026

‘You’re going to choose your family’: International students mull options after migration crackdown proposal

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‘You’re going to choose your family’: International students mull options after migration crackdown proposal

Anxiety had been building among Australia’s international students for weeks as a promised migration crackdown targeting them loomed. On Thursday, family WhatsApp chats exploded as overseas relatives ...

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