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Jennifer Hewett

Foreign students row is political kryptonite

Australia’s international education sector has gone from economic triumph to political disaster.

Jennifer HewettColumnist

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The mess in Australia’s grand experiment in international education is another damaging example of long-term policy failure crashing into short-term political fixes.

Australia’s universities, particularly the sandstone Group of Eight universities, adopted successive governments’ embrace of international education with enthusiasm – often excess enthusiasm.

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Jennifer Hewett is the National Affairs columnist. She writes a daily column on politics, business and the economy. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter. Email Jennifer at jennifer.hewett@afr.com

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