# Australia tightens immigration rules for students and backpackers

https://mins.news/en/item/63705

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-18 05:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cx24jdd1j59po/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Australia has announced tighter immigration rules, aiming to cut net overseas migration to 225,000 by 2028. International students will generally lose the automatic right to bring family members, while visa hopping will be curbed and places for eligible second-year working holiday visas will be allocated by ballot, capped at 45,000.

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