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Backpackers and students lose out in migration overhaul

Backpackers and students lose out in migration overhaul

Family visas for foreign students will be curbed and overstayers detained if they don't leave Australia as part of Labor's plan to cut migration numbers.

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Thursday, September 17, 2026

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Labor is set to unveil its long awaited migration shake-up.

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