From skilled visas to ballots: How Australia’s migration changes could unfold in 2025
The government unveiled a suite of reforms in 2024, largely targeting temporary skilled migration and international students. Experts are waiting to see how these changes will play out this year.
There were as the government moved to stop the drivers of what it calls “permanent temporariness” among visa holders.
The long-awaited strategy followed a review of the migration system, , and also aimed to lift standards in international education, tackle exploitation and target skilled migration to the country’s shortages.
For Ben Watt, a registered migration agent and lawyer, the Albanese government “said what they were going to do, and they’ve very much done it”.