Australia cracks down on student and backpacker visas to curb migration

The measures tighten rules for international students and backpackers as the government seeks to bring net migration down from about 300,000 to 225,000 a year by 2028.

Australia will stop foreignstudents ​ from bringing partners and children to accompanythem while they study and tighten working holiday visa ‌ rules, a seniorminister said on Thursday, amid growing debate over high migration levels.