ImmigrationGovernment targets short-term immigrants as housing shortage fuels support for far rightWorking holiday visas provide a crucial source of short-term labor for many farms. © AAP ImageRURIKA IMAHASHIAugust 26, 2026 01:32 JSTSYDNEY -- Australia's government is clamping down on working holiday visas as soaring housing prices fuel support for an anti-immigration party, to the dismay of farms and other businesses that rely on these workers.Read NextBig in AsiaTuvaluans seek Australian escape as worries for homeland mountPropertyJapanese-style tiny apartments coming to Australia's co-living marketOpinionAustralia's most mocked politician is suddenly its most popularJapan immigrationJapan to raise income requirements for skilled foreign professionalsEconomyFilipino workers locked in bitter labor dispute with Taiwanese manufacturerEducationIndians rethink study abroad, turn to higher education at homeLatest on ImmigrationImmigrationTrump administration plans to revoke visas of foreigners seeking asylumImmigrationUS judge strikes down suspension of immigrant visa processing for 75 nationsImmigrationJapan wants more startups. Its new visa rules say otherwise