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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy Education reporter

Dutton playing ‘Donald Trump anti-migration card’ in plan to slash international students, higher education peak body says

Students walk on the University of Melbourne campus
The Coalition’s 25% international student cap would undermine the $50bn education sector without improving the housing crisis, the Business Council says. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

The Coalition has been accused of using the “Donald Trump anti-migration card” with its election policy to slash international students, as the university sector warns it favours the private vocational education and training (VET) sector.

On Sunday, Peter Dutton announced he would reduce the number of international students to 240,000 a year, a reduction of “over 80,000 in annual new overseas student commencements compared with 2023 levels”, he said.

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