With Morrison government escalating plans to prevent overcrowding in major cities, international students may be forced to study at township colleges.
In particular, the prime minister noted that temporary migrants, including international students and some workers, were the most vulnerable to being forced to travel to troubled towns and small cities.
Mr Morrison`s idea may also help ease Sydney`s high rental price, as fewer wealthy overseas households compete with locals in the rental market.
"temporary immigration is a real problem, and through temporary immigration, you can make policies to ensure that the population is better dispersed than it is now." Morrison told Miranda Live..
Morrison, for example, says four out of every 10 people on a bus stay in Australia on a temporary visa, such as a study abroad visa.
"We have some township universities that want to attract more students, and I think we can put some of them there." He said。
Asked if government would force Sydney-based universities to recruit fewer students to benefit the Tamworth campus in Armidale, the prime minister said he was considering "a series of measures."
"when we have more to say, we will announce it." He said。
At the end of June, Australia had nearly 487000 student visa holders, according to the latest Home Office data. Of these students, 23% came from China and 14% from India.
Figures show a dramatic increase in the number of international students over the past six years. Six years ago, universities and other institutions had just over three hundred thousand students supporting their budgets.
According to information provided by the department, the government has no restrictions on the number of student visas issued and that all applicants who meet the legal requirements are accepted.
As a former immigrant, minister, Morrison said he was "very aware" that immigrants with permanent residence visas can "live anywhere they want."
"but if you are getting a temporary visa, then you (government) can apply to those people so that we can solve all these problems." He said。
Earlier this year, the Daily Telegraph revealed that the Ministry of the Interior was in the process of introducing new visa rules to prevent migrants who promised to live in the countryside from arriving directly in the big cities.
The government is believed to be considering a new requirement to force migrants to spend five years in rural areas before moving to cities, but such a plan would need to overcome constitutional concerns about freedom of movement across borders.
