There are calls for Australia to capitalise on an emerging group of international university of students, as a new report identifies Africa as a major source of students over the next 30 years. A report by The Lygon Group, commissioned by Universities Australia, suggests that by 2050, the nations ofContinue Reading
A leading economist has branded Australian housing a “misery machine” while reiterating calls for cuts to immigration until construction can catch up with demand. Chris Richardson appeared on ABC’s QandA on Monday night where an audience member posed the question of whether migration levels should be linked to the capacityContinue Reading
Four out of five new homes built in Sydney over the next half-decade will be needed to absorb an “unprecedented” international student wave, according to a new report blasting the federal government’s “unplanned” population explosion. The research, published by the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) think tank on Monday, foundContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has welcomed his “dear friend” Narendra Modi to Australia in front of a roaring crowd of thousands of people at an event in Sydney, comparing him to rock star Bruce Springsteen. The Prime Minister gave his Indian counterpart a bear hug when he arrived at Qudos Bank ArenaContinue Reading
Chinese students struggling to find rentals have complained that they were misled about Australia, saying the “shocking” rise in cost of living is causing others back home to abandon their plans. Speaking to the ABC on Friday, two students described their experiences with the rental crisis in Melbourne, seeing adsContinue Reading
More than three million Australians with student loans are being warned to brace themselves for a super-sized increase to their debt in the coming months. The debt, known as HECS-HELP, is not charged interest. Instead, the full amount is indexed to inflation each year. It’s often labelled a “good debt”Continue Reading
The highest increase to student loan indexation in a decade will be saddling thousands of graduates with more debt than they are repaying, sending them backwards in the next financial year. People with HECS-HELP loans can expect to see their amount owed increase by 7 per cent when loans areContinue Reading
Tens of thousands of Chinese students enrolled at Australian universities are rushing to return to Australia after Beijing issued a snap ban on online learning at overseas universities. The surprise move, announced by China’s Ministry of Education on Saturday, ended the special Covid rule that allowed Chinese international students toContinue Reading