Foreign student cap to ease housing crisis, Dutton says

The coalition would cut international student arrivals by 80,000 a year if elected on May 3. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

A plan to cut international student numbers will get more Australians into homes, the coalition says, while critics argue the policy will do little to reduce housing pressures.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton unveiled the campaign pledge in Melbourne on Sunday, promising that if elected, he will bring foreign student arrivals down by 80,000 a year - 30,000 fewer places than under Labor's caps.