A “relatively honest” government report, ‘International Students Pathways and Outcomes Study’ has confirmed the rorting of the system by overseas students to gain permanent residence in Australia.

https://quadrant.org.au/news-opinions/immigration/whats-mandarin-for-rort/

Up to half of all international students are “gaming” the immigration system.

Many students don't come here for education; they come to stay. After their studies are over, they visa-shop to extend their stays until they get to stay permanently. They work in low-skilled areas that have nothing to do with their qualifications.

That not enough stress is put on English language proficiency before students are admitted to Australia is a problem if they do get work here. Many who speak English “after a fashion” are very hard to understand because of their accents. They “might as well be speaking Martian”.

The ISPO report also admits that there is also a real issue with “cultural fit”, with international students who do not “regularly engage with Australians”, and work with people of their own culture, further degrading their language skills.

The number of these people coming to Australia have increased from 410,000 in 2013 to 925,000 in 2025.

Even if they don't try to stay, 78% of students respond to the “pull factor” that allows them to compete - often much cheaper - with locals for work. And it's no secret what they have done to housing availability.

But, who listens? Certainly not the uniparty, nor their unelected ‘advisers,’ who are always there, pulling the strings, no matter who we vote for

On immigration no matter what class: permanent, work visas, international students, there is no excuse for the Albanese government. But John Howard kicked off mass immigration, albeit with lower numbers, but he did his bit to change the face of Australia - keeping it from the electorate.

Howard gave the impression his government was reducing the flow by stopping the boats, but he brought in large numbers of economic migrants to enhance the GDP and please his corporate backers. The effect on GDP per capita would have been no easier for locals than Albanese's mass immigration is now.

Howard kept his actions from the people because he knew that they would overwhelmingly OPPOSE it.

Some commentators think that Albanese is just copying Howard.

Now, given that Ley and the wets lost the election for copying Albanese, does anyone really think that either branch of the uniparty deserves their vote?

The gutless wonders in the Liberal Party promised a piddling little cut in immigration. Now (apart from one who will end up toast) are saying nothing, copying Labor crawling for the Indian vote, and not mentioning the student sorts, nor the 100,000 people whose visa appeals failed but are still living here.