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Labor targets ‘visa hopping’ international students in enforcement action on ‘permanently temporary’ migration

Summary

Australian Immigration and AsylumPoliticsAustralian UniversitiesAustralian EducationMigration

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Labor wants to bring net overseas migration down from its annual level of almost 300,000 to 225,000 by 2028.

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Labor wants to bring net overseas migration down from its annual level of almost 300,000 to 225,000 by 2028.

Headline check

Headline as published: Labor targets ‘visa hopping’ international students in crackdown on ‘permanently temporary’ migration

All two things this headline claims are in the report.

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The Guardian Australiaas they published this story 9.3

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