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Sep 17, 2026
Luke SheehySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Half of our PhD students in science and technology are international students.
Andy ParkHOST
That's Universities Australia CEO Luke Sheehy there and Nicole Asher reporting from Parliament House in Canberra.
Andy ParkHOST
Here's Immigration Minister Tony Burke announcing those changes to migration.
Andy ParkHOST
Changes that will include a ballot to be introduced for working holiday visa holders who want to stay in Australia for longer than a year, while the government is also restricting secondary applicants for most student visas.
Nicole AsherCORRESPONDENT
It'll leave a shortage of skilled researchers who they say half of whom come from overseas.
Nicole AsherCORRESPONDENT
Um, Universities Australia CEO Luke Sheehy spoke of his concerns this morning.
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I think this is gonna do lasting damage.
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We've already seen the world's highest visa application fees.
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We're sending the wrong signals at a time when international students can help turbocharge not only our universities or the way we operate, but our skills base for the future.
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Half of our PhD students in science and technology are international students.
Andy ParkHOST
That's Universities Australia CEO Luke Sheehy there and Nicole Asher reporting from Parliament House in Canberra.
Andy ParkHOST
Here's Immigration Minister Tony Burke announcing those changes to migration, changes that will include a ballot to be introduced for working holiday visa holders who want to stay in Australia for longer than a year, while the government is also restricting secondary applicants for most student visas.
Luke SheehySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Half of our PhD students in science and technology are international students.
Nick GrimmCORRESPONDENT
Yeah, that's a university's Australia CEO, I should say, Luke Sheehy, and the higher education sector over here is bracing for falling enrolments and income as a result of the tougher rules.
Nick GrimmCORRESPONDENT
The business sector is also calling for an end to the race to the bottom on net overseas migration, arguing... that allowing fewer skilled workers into the country won't help Australia fill job vacancies or address its housing shortages, for example.
Nick GrimmCORRESPONDENT
Meanwhile, the Immigration Minister has today also rubbished the often repeated claims from its political opponents that Australia is bringing in more yoga teachers than it does construction workers.
Rachael MealyHOST
Australia's higher education sector is waiting anxiously to see the details of the government's immigration policy.
Rachael MealyHOST
Luke Sheehy is the chief executive of Universities Australia.
Luke SheehyGUEST
This is just a continuation of years of chipping away at Australia's great national asset, which is international education, that serves the country, serves the economy, helps fund our world-class universities, and subsidizes the education of nearly a million students.
Luke SheehyGUEST
What the intention of this policy is pretty clear.
Ailish DelaneyHOST
Pauline Hanson's proposal would slash international student visa grants from more than 290,000 to 115,000 a year, and eliminate secondary visas for family members.
Ailish DelaneyHOST
Universities Australia boss Luke Sheehy warned the plan could also lead to domestic students missing out, with the International Education Association of Australia saying the changes could decimate an industry that employs 250,000 Australians and is crucial to keeping public universities afloat.
Ailish DelaneyHOST
Hanson defended the plan on News 24 today, pushing back against criticism it lacks details and costings, and saying she doesn't believe the plan would send Australia into recession.
Ailish DelaneyHOST
The Australian Defense Force has reached its biggest size in 25 years with more than 64,000 full-time personnel as tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific region.