Australian Home Secretary Tony Burke announced on the 17th that the government will tighten family visas for international students and adjust policies such as working holiday visas to reduce the scale of immigration. Burke said in Canberra on the same day that the government plans to reduce the number of net overseas immigrants to 245,000 this fiscal year and further to 225,000 in the 2027-2028 fiscal year. According to the new regulations, international students will no longer automatically be eligible to travel to Australia with their families. International students with family members already attached to their visas in Australia, international students from Pacific Island countries and ASEAN countries, and doctoral students will be exempted. According to Australian government data, in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, Australia approved a total of about 337,000 student visas, of which about 46,000 were issued to the main applicant's subsidiary applicants.

Australian Home Secretary Tony Burke announced on the 17th that the government will tighten family visas for international students and adjust policies such as working holiday visas to reduce the scale of immigration. Burke said in Canberra on the same day that the government plans to reduce the number of net overseas immigrants to 245,000 this fiscal year and further to 225,000 in the 2027-2028 fiscal year. According to the new regulations, international students will no longer automatically be eligible to travel to Australia with their families. International students with family members already attached to their visas in Australia, international students from Pacific Island countries and ASEAN countries, and doctoral students will be exempted. According to Australian government data, in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, Australia approved a total of about 337,000 student visas, of which about 46,000 were issued to the main applicant's subsidiary applicants.