Plan to cap international students ‘fundamentally destructive’ for state’s finances, Victorian treasurer says

Victorian treasurer Tim Pallas says ‘there is absolutely no need’ for the federal government’s proposed cap on international students. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Victoria’s treasurer says the federal government’s plan to cap international university students is a “fundamentally destructive decision” which will have an “adverse effect” on the state’s finances.

Tim Pallas’s comments highlight the tough fight Labor faces to pass its proposal through the federal parliament, with opposition from the Greens and its own state ranks.