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Dominic Giannini, Jacob Shteyman and Farid Farid

Unis split on visa go-slow to curb foreign students

Universities will have limited international student enrolments under a government direction. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Universities are split on a government push to stifle international student numbers as budget figures show a failure to lower migration.

Visa processing will be slowed and limits applied to the number of international students a university can enrol under a direction issued by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke on Thursday.

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