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Five ways student caps will damage national security
The economic pitfalls have filled endless column inches, but what has not been discussed are the links between international student limits and national security.
Craig Jeffrey and Michael WesleyThe federal government’s proposed caps on international student numbers are at odds with the needs of the economy.
International education is one of Australia’s top exports. At a time when the government is seeking to grow exports, drive Australia up the value chain, and remove impediments to trade, the caps would be deeply harmful. They could well plunge Australia into recession.
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