Despite growing anti-immigration protests in Australia, the government has confirmed that the permanent migration intake for 2025–26 will remain at 1,85,000 places, the same as last year.
About 150,000 people were in Australia on a working holiday visa in March, but the programme has actually shrunk over the past five years
The changes will also allow the traveller with such a visa to work for the same employer for one year, instead of the current six months, and raise the age limit to apply for these visas from 30 to 35