Australia Tightens British Backpacker Rules

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1. 1 Nov

   Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will seek a tightening of rules for British backpackers coming to Australia when he meets his UK counterpart this week.

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• 3 Nov Australia seeks to change visa deal with UK after influx of BritonsPrime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia is considering changes to visa rules for British backpackers after an influx of travelers, primarily concentrated in Sydney and its beach suburbs, has doubled from 40,000 two years ago to 87,000 last year. This spike follows a free trade agreement signed under Boris Johnson that removed rural work requirements for Britons seeking Australian visas, allowing them to stay up…The Guardian
• 2 Nov Australia plans clampdown on boozy Brit backpackers 'working' in Bondi bars with PM holding talks with Burnham on making them toil in the Outback insteadAustralia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to hold talks with UK Labour leader Andy Burnham about tightening visa rules for British backpackers who come to work Down Under. The number of Brits receiving Working Holiday Maker visas surged from 47,000 in the 2023-24 financial year to nearly 80,000 in the following year, leading Albanese to seek reforms that would close a carve-out allowing UK citizens to avoid…Daily Mail
• 2 Nov Prime minister to discuss tightening British backpacker rulePrime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to discuss changing visa rules for British backpackers during his meeting with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Antigua and Barbuda this week. Currently, under a free trade deal, UK citizens can stay up to three years on Working Holiday Maker visas without regional work requirements, leading to an increase from about 47,000 in 2024 to nearly 80,000 last financial year. Albanese…ABC News (AU)
• 1 Nov Live: Albanese to seek tighter rules for British backpackers in meeting with UK PMPrime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua to discuss tightening rules for British backpackers entering Australia under a 2021 free trade agreement. The current agreement allows nearly 80,000 British backpacker visas annually, doubling pre-agreement numbers and exempting them from regional and rural work…ABC News (AU)

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