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University chiefs are warning against the use of levies or caps on overseas students after the federal government said it could take further steps to curb arrivals if it did not see results from a sweeping plan to cut migration.<\/p>\n

The universities are mobilising against calls for a levy or tax to raise billions of dollars and discourage arrivals, while expressing hopes the government would not pursue the \u201cblunt instrument\u201d of a cap on the number of students.<\/p>\n

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University chiefs are warning against the use of levies or caps on overseas students.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Peter Braig<\/cite><\/p>\n

Home Affairs Minister Clare O\u2019Neil unveiled the migration plan on Monday with a forecast that stronger integrity measures would help reduce net overseas migration from 510,000 last financial year to just 250,000 in the year to June 2025.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neil said the 250,000 figure was an estimate but not a target because the government could not control every aspect of the system, but she said the new policies would stop the surge in student arrivals without hurting the universities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect to see that sector continue to grow, but we don\u2019t want it to grow as fast as it has been growing in the past few years,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Asked if she wanted a cap on the student numbers, O\u2019Neil said the goal was to avoid a \u201cfree-for-all\u201d in which visitors from overseas wanted a good education but were exploited instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we do not succeed in that, of course there are other things that we can do,\u201d she said about the cap.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I\u2019m confident that the measures we have put together here are being done quickly and that we\u2019ve caught this problem in time.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Coalition migration spokesman Dan Tehan accused Labor of creating a \u201cbig Australia\u201d by allowing too many migrants, the government noted that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton had previously asked for an increase in the intake.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s clear that the number needs to be higher,\u201d Dutton said of the migrant intake in September last year.<\/p>\n

Tehan said on Monday the government had \u201copened the doors\u201d to record migration when Australians were suffering from housing shortages and a rental crisis.<\/p>\n

Australia has 650,000 overseas students due to a surge in arrivals after the pandemic, making this a big part of the overall increase in net overseas migration and leading the government to impose a stricter language test and a tougher \u201cgenuine student test\u201d to discourage people who come for work rights rather than education.<\/p>\n

The government wants to encourage good students but has seen abuse of the system by private providers with poor-quality courses. <\/p>\n

Group of Eight chief executive Vicki Thomson, who represents the oldest universities, said she believed the government had a cap on students on the agenda but was worried about a levy or tax that would raise revenue from student and institutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would be very concerned about and would absolutely reject the idea of a levy,\u201d she said, adding that universities were a not-for-profit sector as well as a big export earner for the country.<\/p>\n

The government estimates tertiary education generates $30 billion in annual export earnings for the country.<\/p>\n

Thomson welcomed the migration plan announced on Monday and said her members believed they would grow as expected by 9 per cent this year because the stricter measures would most curb arrivals at private providers.<\/p>\n

Universities Australia chief executive Catriona Jackson also welcomed the new measures but said government investment in research would have to increase significantly if the federal government imposed a cap on student numbers and cut the sector\u2019s revenue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe argued strongly through the consultation process against a blunt policy instrument such as a cap, and we don\u2019t see one in today\u2019s announcement,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Education Minister Jason Clare will consider a levy or a cap after the ideas were raised in the debate over a \u201cuniversities accord\u201d with the sector.<\/p>\n

Australian National University professor of higher education policy Andrew Norton said he doubted whether the government would invest the proceeds of any levy back into the sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not convinced it\u2019s going to be a net benefit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The changes for students are the biggest part of a plan that promises to cut net migration from 510,000 last financial year to 375,000 this year and 250,000 next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a target, it\u2019s an estimate,\u201d O\u2019Neil said when asked about the 250,000 figure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are things about that number that are not within the control of government. One of the major inputs to the number are people leaving the country, and that\u2019s not something the government gets to decide.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we don\u2019t commit to those numbers as a target. They are estimates of the policy decisions that we\u2019re making.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neil acknowledged the housing and infrastructure pressures in the major cities and said she wanted to run a migration program that maintained the support of the Australian community.<\/p>\n

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