Recall that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told ABC’s Q&A in February that Labor would cut immigration and relieve pressure on the rental market by reducing the number of student visas, which he said were being “abused”.
“On immigration, particularly when it comes to housing, three quick points. One is that the biggest thing that you could do, area where you could reduce the amount, is in students, because some of that, frankly, was being abused”, Albanese said.
The Department of Education has released international student data showing that there were a record 839,200 enrolments in the year to June 2025.
