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Capping overseas students will trigger recession: economists

Julie Hare
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The government push to cut $14 billion from the thriving international education sector while the three major export markets are being smashed by falling commodity prices is an almost wilful decision to push the economy into a recession, leading economists say.

International education surged to a record $50.5 billion for the last financial year, up 38.6 per cent from 2023.

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Julie Hare is the Education editor. She has more than 20 years’ experience as a writer, journalist and editor. Connect with Julie on Twitter. Email Julie at julie.hare@afr.com

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