Anxiety had been building among Australia’s international students for weeks as a promised migration crackdown targeting them loomed.
On Thursday, family WhatsApp chats exploded as overseas relatives weighed up sweeping reforms that will bar family members coming to Australia on conditions attached to student visas.
“The biggest issue will be leaving a child or your partner behind,” said Pakistani international student Ali Chatha, who is two years into an undergraduate science degree at the University of Melbourne. “In the end, you’re going to choose your family over your career and opportunities.”
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