Labor wants to bring net overseas migration down from its annual level of almost 300,000 to 225,000 by 2028.
Separately, there are now more than 400,000 people on bridging visas, temporary visas that can be issued if a visa expires and someone is waiting for a decision on their next application, or to asylum seekers and non-citizens. A large cohort of these can be international students applying for a different visa – the government is trying to bring this number down.
Migration agents and lawyers selling “false hope” by helping individuals to pursue baseless visa claims to help them stay in Australia longer will also be targeted under new rules.