Australia introduces cap on international students

Australia has announced a cap on international student enrolment at 270,000 for 2025, with the aim of making the international student sector "better and fairer". Education Minister Jason Clare stated that the cap is intended to address growing public discontent over rising housing costs. The cap will be implemented in a way that prioritizes universities over private vocational providers, with each higher education institution receiving an individual restriction on the number of new international students they can accept. This decision follows a series of measures implemented since last year to end COVID-19-era concessions for foreign students and workers in Australia.