A backpacker ballot and a detention centre for visa overstayers: Australia’s new migration plan
Immigration proposals laid out by Tony Burke include changes to working holidaymaker visas and limits on which international students can bring families Australia’s migration system is set to undergo changes designed to better determine who enters, stays in and leaves the country.
On Thursday, the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, outlined tweaks to working holidaymaker visas, visa applications for the partners and family of international students, and stricter monitoring and enforcement of visitors who overstay their visa.
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