International students a major focus of Australia's major migration overhaul

Australia Chinese Students Threatened

FILE - In this Dec 1, 2020, file photo, students walk around the University of New South Wales campus in Sydney, Australia. China's government and its supporters have harassed, intimidated and conducted surveillance on pro-democracy Chinese students living in Australia, and Australian universities have failed to protect the students' academic freedoms, Human Rights Watch said in a report published Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File) Source: AP / Mark Baker/AP

The government has introduced a raft of changes to the international student visa as part of a major migration overhaul announced on Monday [[11 Dec]].The ten-year strategy aims to halve net migration to Australia over the next two years, while attracting more highly skilled and essential workers.Listen to this SBS Sinhala explainer for more information.



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