Backpacker ballot and detention centre for visa overstayers: what we know about Australia’s new migration plan

Immigration proposals laid out by Tony Burke include changes to working holidaymaker visas and restrictions on international students bringing familiesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s migration system is to undergo changes designed to better determine who enters, stays in and leaves the country.On Thursday, the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, outlined tweaks to working holidaymaker visas, visa applications for the partners and families of international students, and stricter monitoring and enforcement of visitors who overstay their visa. Continue reading...