Backpackers and young independent travelers can experience a five-star resort without paying for a conventional hotel room ...

Far North Queensland industries are already losing staff due to working holiday visa changes, major employers say. The changes being rolled out over the next 12 months will cap the number of working ...

But under a rule change announced by the government on September 17, even working the 88 days per year required for a new working holiday visa won’t be enough. For the chance to secure a third year, ...

Most international students unable to bring dependants or family members to Australia under migration policy announced by Tony Burke at National Press Club Follow our Australia news live blog for ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Labor has moved to reset Australia’s two-decade-old migration framework by cutting nearly 40,000 ...

Immigration proposals laid out by Tony Burke include changes to working holidaymaker visas and restrictions on international students bringing families Get our new political email, free app or daily ...

Australia will cut immigration by cracking down on international students and backpackers, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says International students, so-called "visa hoppers" and backpackers will ...

The government should be taking all reasonable steps to refocus a more politically sustainable program on bringing in the most qualified migrants. Another sign of One Nation’s rise is its disruption ...

If you’ve noticed more British accents in your local cafe, pub or restaurant, you’re not imagining it. The number of visas granted to UK backpackers in Australia has surged 110 per cent to 74,222 in ...

For many young travellers, where they stay is no longer just a pause between two days of sightseeing. It has become part of the trip itself. Hostels, with their shared spaces, community-led activities ...

Rural communities are concerned they will lose an essential workforce as the federal government slows working holiday visa approvals. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed the visas were being ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The Albanese government has quietly paused working holidaymaker visa applications from 24 countries ...