Simulate Department of Home Affairs measures tightening student enrollments, working holiday stay limits, and work-hour caps to curb net overseas migration (NOM).
5-Year Net Overseas Migration Horizon (2024–2028)
Baseline unconstrained trajectory vs. simulated crackdown trajectory
Macro Trade-Off Breakdown
Interconnected consequences of student and holiday-maker visa restrictions.
Decreasing annual net migration reduces immediate private rental demand by ~35,000 households annually, dampening inner-city rent surges.
Universities face immediate operating deficits, compelling reductions in non-tenured academic staff and STEM research subsidies.
Capping working holiday visas to 12 months removes extension incentives for regional farm work, compounding harvest workforce deficits.