Interior minister Tony Burke has announced plans to cut the number of visas issued – and detain tourists who overstay
2-MIN READ2-MINAgence France-PressePublished: 9:37am, 19 Sep 2026Briton Johnny Gibbs has been in Australia for six months, surfing and working part-time – like countless other young people drawn to the country’s pristine beaches and laid-back way of life.He is one of thousands that venture Down Under on so-called “working holiday visas” – a chance to work, and play, in Australia for as long as three years.
“A lot of places you can’t surf and work at the same time, so it’s kind of perfect,” said Gibbs, 22, from near Croydon in London.
