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International students provide an invaluable source of income to our city’s academic institutions, to the extent that concerns have been raised that they are treated as “cash cows”.

Universities cannot shirk responsibility for international student welfare

Universities, councils, and governments must do more for the students we entice here with the promise of our beautiful city. 

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International student Xinyu Zhang. International education is Australia’s biggest export industry that is not dug out of the ground. It is worth more than $50 billion to the economy and generates more than 200,000 jobs.

Dumb, dumber, dumberer: Time for Australia to wise up on international students

International education is Australia’s biggest export industry that is not dug out of the ground. It is worth more than $50 billion to the economy and generates more than 200,000 jobs.

  • Nick Reece
Bijay Sapkota, a former international student is an advocate for international students coming to Australia.

Coalition vows $5000 visa fee for international students at sandstone universities

Peter Dutton’s plan to increase international student visa fees would cement Australia’s application costs as the most expensive in the world.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Nicole Precel
A picture of a rubber duck included in emeritus professor William Maley’s submission to the inquiry on university governance.

Professors hit back at universities that are ‘no longer about education’

As top institutions are accused of putting money before academic integrity, one university has cut back on graduation ceremonies and said it would give students a “coveted” rubber duck.

  • Christopher Harris
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says international students will always remain key to the state’s economy.

‘Not problems to be capped’: NSW treasurer defends international students

International education is second only to coal in terms of NSW’s export industries. Would a cap on overseas student numbers put that at risk?

  • Alexandra Smith and Matt Wade
Camberwell High School principal Jillian Laughlin and international students Ryan Shan and Meilee Rianrukwong.

Victorian state schools court lucrative international students

Victoria has attracted far more international students than any other jurisdiction for several years.

  • Alex Crowe
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Coalition frontbencher Sarah Henderson and an ad for migration and education agents.

Senior Liberal headlines event for student visa agents before tanking migration bill

Coalition education spokeswoman Sarah Henderson headlined an event for migration agents and private colleges in the weeks before tanking Labor’s high-profile student caps bill.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal
Data shows the majority of students whose visa appeals were finalised in the latest six-week period were successful.

International student appeal backlog doubles in five months and ‘will only get bigger’

More than 20,000 students are contesting their visa refusals – roughly double the number in June – and most have been successful lately.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Rikard Reardon will attend an orphans’ Christmas lunch.

‘There’s a lot of us out there’: The people celebrating Christmas solo

International traveller Rikard Reardon is part of a community of people celebrating Christmas Day away from family. He says it can be quite a joyful way to spend the holiday.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
The Coalition has given its strongest signal yet that it will target rich city universities - such as Sydney, Melbourne, UNSW and Monash - with its own student caps.

Coalition doubles down on promise of student caps, but still doesn’t say how

The Coalition has given its strongest signal yet that it will target rich city universities such as Sydney, Melbourne, UNSW and Monash with its own student caps.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

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