Australia plans new visa rules including backpacker ballot and detention centres

Australia is rolling out a new migration plan that includes a ballot system for backpackers and a dedicated detention centre for people who overstay their visas. The government insists that locking up visa overstayers will not lead to raids like the ones carried out by ICE in the United States. Meanwhile, the new backpacker crackdown has drawn strong criticism, with reports warning that the changes will hit pubs hard and leave them struggling for workers. In other political debates, figures like Phillip Ruddock have called for major changes to the international student visa program, telling students to go back abroad. Political sparring is also heating up over the issue, as treasurer Chalmers claims the Liberal migration policy is driven by One Nation, while the prime minister denies giving a reference for a sacked Labor staffer.