Hiking international student visa fees is on the table – but could it also pay your rent?

The government has never ruled out more drastic measures to manage the population level, such as a cap on international students. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Last week Anthony Albanese responded to concerns about whether international arrivals are adding to a tight housing market by noting the population is still lower than projected pre-Covid. That’s true, but won’t be for much longer.

In late February, Australia hit a record for both the number of international students (713,144) and of temporary entrants (2.8 million) in the country.