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.
The 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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Craig Jeffrey is deputy vice chancellor (international) at Monash University
Michael Wesley is deputy vice chancellor (international) at the University of Melbourne and a former executive director of the Lowy Institute.
