One Nation Seeks Crackdown on Student Visa "Course-Hopping"

‘Grievance, Division and Chaos’: Assistant Minister Responds to One Nation’s Student Visa Claims

Assistant Minister for International Education Julian Hill has responded to claims by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson regarding foreign student numbers and alleged abuse of the migration system. Earlier this month, Hanson vowed to crack down on what she described as widespread “course-hopping,” in which international students allegedly seek to extend their stay in Australia by repeatedly changing courses and lodging visa appeals. “There’s been …

One Nation seeks crackdown on student visa "course-hopping"

Hanson, leader of Australia’s right-wing populist One Nation party, has called for international students to leave Australia before applying for further study visas, arguing the change would prevent abuse of the country’s migration system. In a media release published on June 12, Hanson claimed some international students were exploiting visa, appeals and asylum processes to prolong their stay in Australia. “There’s been an explosion of foreign …