The most recent data shows the total number of international students living in Australia is slightly lower than what it was before lockdowns.
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Australia’s migration debate is typically framed in terms of how much to cut. But there is a smarter way to screen migrants than our current outdated system.
Under a proposed policy – a departure from longtime practice that would cause significant disruption – green card applicants would no longer be able to apply for legal status from inside the US.
Many of the world’s best and brightest STEM researchers have long moved to the US. But now that brain gain is at risk of reversing to become a brain drain, with science funding and visas in chaos.
The very presence of international students on university campuses is a political matter that depends on a measure of good will between the host and home countries.
Both sectors are already in crisis – and plans for more curbs on immigration will hit them hard.
President Donald Trump has said that free speech matters to him. But his record during his second presidential term doesn’t show that commitment.
The number of unemployed international graduates in Australia is set to rise if the temporary graduate visa program isn’t overhauled.
Many employers are waiting just as anxiously as universities for international students to return to our shores. The students’ labour is especially important for the hospitality and care sectors.
Australia’s major competitors in the international education market are already rebounding from the pandemic and have issued record numbers of student visas.
Hopes are rising that international students will be back in Australia early in 2022, but that doesn’t mean the education sector will be able to shrug off the impacts of their absence any time soon.
Students in Australia and overseas are actively comparing their experiences during the pandemic. Countries that support them well will gain an edge in a competitive global education market.
Australia will extend the time students, graduates and skilled workers from Hong Kong can stay in the country. But it is not clear what “pathways to permanent residency” really means.
Immigration has featured as an issue in every Australian election since 2001. But the numbers often tell a different story from the political posturing.
The Trump administration’s plans to restrict visas for Chinese students to curtail intellectual property theft may be necessary, but could also scare away talent, a U.S-China relations expert warns.
Overseas students with a disability shouldn’t be denied visas on the basis of potential cost to Australia’s community or health services. They are required to pay for these services themselves anyway.
By abolishing the 457 visa program the government has targeted a fraction of the problem, leaving the bulk of the temporary migrant labour force unchanged.
Visa regulations are making the UK a less attractive option for Indian students.
The primary focus in tackling temporary migrant labour exploitation is workplace breaches. But should it be?
A checklist of how countries can be as uncompetitive as possible in attracting overseas students.
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