A glut of Indian and Nepalese foreign student graduates is likely to bring tens of thousands of family members to Australia to accompany them while they work on post-study visas, undermining promises by Labor and the Coalition that they can get migration numbers under control.
New analysis of Home Affairs data by international education analyst Andrew Norton shows how students from parts of South-East Asia and the Indian subcontinent, who drove a post-pandemic enrolment surge, readily access opportunities under the so-called 485 visa class to bring in dependants.
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Julie Hare is the Education editor. She has more than 20 years’ experience as a writer, journalist and editor. Connect with Julie on Twitter. Email Julie at julie.hare@afr.com
