Australian immigration is a mess, controlled by business and universities

After the student visa cap legislation was blocked by the Coalition and the Greens last November, the Group of Eight universities alleged the government had instructed immigration officials to "go slow" on student visa applications to keep them down without new laws.

Those officials seem to have gone fast instead.

The number of offshore higher education visas granted in November and December combined has set a new all-time record.

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