The Australian federal government has announced a series of measures to lure over 170,000 student and working holiday visa holders back into the country to fill labour shortages. Offshore student and working holiday visa holders, as well as new applicants, will have their visa application fees refunded upon arrival. All student visa holders who arrive within the next eight weeks will have their estimated $630 (US$453) application fee refunded The eligibility period for working holiday visas will be longer, at 12 weeks, with an approximate rebate of $495 (US$355) for the application charge. “That is a thank you to them for coming back and continuing to choose Australia,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters on Jan. 19. “We also want them to come here and be able to be filling some of these critical workforce shortages, particularly those who are working and being trained in health care, aged care, those types of sectors. …