Australia to bar foreign students from bringing partner/child while they study
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- Australia will bar foreign students from bringing partners or children while studying.
- Net overseas migration target reduced to 225,000 by 2028 from around 300,000.
- Current rules allow student spouses to work and children under 18 to accompany.
- Policy follows One Nation's proposal to cut temporary migrants by 750,000 over three years.
- Migration surged after border reopening in 2022 but has declined, with critics citing pressure on housing and infrastructure.