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17/09/2026

MAJOR AUSTRALIAN MIGRATION CHANGES ANNOUNCED

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has today (17/09/2026) announced a significant overhaul of Australia’s migration system, with a particular focus on temporary migration, international students, visa overstayers and visa integrity.

KEY CHANGES ANNOUNCED:

🔹 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS & DEPENDANTS

The Government will significantly restrict the ability of international students to bring spouses and dependent children to Australia, subject to exemptions and detailed eligibility rules.

🔹 VISITOR VISAS – “NO FURTHER STAY”

The Government intends to expand the use of No Further Stay conditions on Visitor visas, making it harder for affected visitors to switch to another visa while in Australia.

🔹 STUDENT VISA HOPPING

New restrictions will target the use of further Student visa applications and course changes primarily to prolong a person’s stay in Australia.

🔹 WORKING HOLIDAY VISAS

Changes to second and third Working Holiday visas have been announced, including reforms involving ballots and regional work requirements.

🔹 VISA OVERSTAYERS

Australian Border Force compliance and enforcement activity will increase, with the Government targeting approximately 77,000 people reported to have overstayed their visas.

🔹 SKILLED MIGRATION

The Government will continue to focus migration settings on areas of workforce need, including healthcare, construction, education and agriculture.

🔹 MIGRATION SYSTEM INTEGRITY

The Government has also announced stronger measures targeting visa fraud, non-compliance and misconduct within the migration system.

MIGRATION TARGET

The Government is seeking to reduce Net Overseas Migration to approximately:

• 245,000 in 2026–27

• 225,000 in 2027–28

IMPORTANT

An announcement of Government policy does not necessarily mean that every change takes effect immediately.

The detailed commencement dates, affected visa subclasses, exemptions, transitional arrangements and treatment of existing visa holders/applications will need to be considered as the relevant legislation, regulations and policy instruments are released.

If you are concerned about how the announced changes may affect your current visa or future migration plans, obtain advice based on your individual circumstances.
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04/09/2026

Labor bans VET course for foreign students

International students will be banned from enrolling in a popular graduate diploma course due to concerns it was being used to facilitate “non genuine” settlement in Australia, as the Albanese government prepares a crackdown on its migration program to attempt to ward off the rise of One Nation.

Labor has for the first time triggered new course cancellation powers to prevent international students from enrolling in the Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning), arguing there was “significant evidence” the course was being exploited by foreign students who want to extend their stay in Australia beyond the term of their original visa.

The government said the course, which has more than 40,000 international student enrolments and is taught by 452 vocational education and training (VET) providers, was associated with a high number of non-completions and visa refusals.

The regulation will only impact prospective students and will not invalidate the GDML course qualification.

The one- to two-year course, which can be taken without prerequisite qualifications, is designed to help build business management skills, including through a focus on strategic planning, marketing and financial management.

Senior Labor sources played down the decision as being related to the political debate on migration numbers, although it will prevent thousands of foreign students from extending their stay.

Assistant International Education Minister Julian Hill said the Albanese government would “act decisively to ensure Australia remains a trusted global education destination”.

“The Coalition left behind a shocking mess in 2022, with unsustainably high growth in student numbers in the least reputable parts of the sector, and our high-quality student visa being degraded into a low-rent illegal work visa and misused by shonks,” Mr Hill said.

“Australia continues to welcome genuine international students seeking a premium education and must maintain a ruthless focus on quality, integrity and a great student experience.”

The Albanese government passed legislation last year allowing the minister to cancel or suspend a course if there were systemic delivery issues or it was not aligning with Australia’s skills needs and the public interest.

The laws were a response to a review into exploitation of Australia’s visa system by former Victoria Police commissioner Christine Nixon, which found the migration program was being undermined by shonky VET providers.

The Australian reported last week Anthony Albanese, under pressure from One Nation’s emergence as a genuine electoral threat, was close to finalising an immigration crackdown as net overseas migration remains above 300,000 annually.

The government is aiming to bring the NOM down to 225,000 in the next two years.

The overhaul is expected to see new restrictions on international students and their family members, a six-month limit on visitor visas, moves to stop students shifting courses, and a clampdown on onshore visa applications.

This could include making it harder for foreigners to shift university courses, while blocking movement from higher education to the vocational, education and training sector.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke was forced to cancel the announcement of Labor’s migration policy last month over internal splits on the policy.

The Prime Minister has denied reports the government was planning on slashing the refugee intake from 20,000 a year to below 14,000.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has vowed to limit the NOM to 130,000, although new MP David Farley has created doubt about whether this will be practically achieved.

The Coalition is preparing to unveil a plan that would drive the NOM below 200,000.

Mr Albanese last week said the business community backed skilled migration. “We’re making sure … we get the right skills mix, but also that we deal with the issue of ensuring that people who aren’t entitled to be here, leave,” he said.

(Source; The Australian Newspaper)

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30/06/2026

Now applying for Bridging Visa B- subclass 020 will cost $575

30/06/2026

Major Update!
Student visa -subclass 500 fee increased to $2500
TR visa- subclass 485 fee increased to $5750

01/04/2026

7NEWS Political Editor Mark Riley says Anthony Albanese did not provide enough reassurance. Link below.