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political reporter Jake Evans

Student visa rules tightened, skilled worker wage threshold lifted as government begins immigration rewrite

The federal government is considering immigration reforms that would tighten rules for international students, but open pathways for permanency to others. (ABC News: Tim Swanston)

The federal government will rewrite Australia's immigration system, with almost every visa category up for change, and a promise to tighten rules for international students.

Among the changes will be an immediate lift to the minimum wage threshold for skilled workers, which has been frozen for a decade, and the establishment of a pathway to permanency for about 17,000 temporary workers.

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