Labor left red-faced on international student cap as Coalition sides with Greens and independents

Education minister Jason Clare says he ‘never in my life’ expected to see opposition and Greens take same stand on immigration

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The Albanese government has been left red-faced after the Coalition made a last-minute backflip over plans to cap international student numbers from next year.

The education minister, Jason Clare, has accused Peter Dutton of being a “fraud” on tough immigration policies after the opposition sided with the Greens and independents on changes to limit new enrolments from overseas students to 270,000 in 2025.