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“Don’t rush into it. If we rush into it there will be immeasurable harm done to the sector,” @MichaelSWesley, Deputy VC at @UniMelb, said in reference to the Govt’s international student cap plans and their impacts on the economy, international reputation and universities.
ALT Go8 branded tile with the quote: "Don’t rush into it. If we rush into it there will be immeasurable harm done to the sector." Professor Michael Wesley, Insiders: On Background podcast. ABC News
The @FinancialReview reports that Independent and Greens senators are calling on the Govt to re-open the Senate Inquiry into the Bill allowing for the capping of international students and for a delay to the start date of the legislation.
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We’ve been clear this week.
The Commonwealth needs to go back to the drawing board and consult more on international student caps.
First step: @JasonClareMP needs to reopen the ESOS inquiry and host more public hearings.
“This legislation is not needed to bring down the number of international students. The pent-up demand is moving through the system, and migration policy changes will also bring numbers back down again,” said @ANUmedia's @andrewjnorton.
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ALT Go8 branded tile with the following copy: “Imagine how insanely self-destructive it would seem to read the headline ‘Iron ore exports capped at 700 million tonnes in blow for large mining companies’. A terrified government desperate to look like ‘its doing something’ without any regard for the cost. I hope it is blocked.” Steven Hamilton. Assistant Professor of Economics
Victoria’s Treasurer and Minister for Economic development, Tim Pallas MP, has said the Commonwealth Government’s plan to cap international students will hurt the state’s economy and reputation.
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ALT Go8 branded tile with the following quote: “Naive, short-sighted, and fundamentally destructive may be the most fitting words to describe yesterday’s announcement. I won’t sugar coat it, these caps will have a significant impact on the Victorian economy.” Tim Pallas MP, Treasurer of Victoria.
Today the Govt announced it intends recklessly to proceed with international student caps – with cuts to @GroupOfEight members who do the heavy lifting in research, education and underpinning Aust’s reputation as a high-quality international ed provider.
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Treasury has admitted to a Senate Inquiry into legislation to allow international student caps, that it played no hand in modelling the possible consequences of international student caps on the economy, reports @harejulie in the @FinancialReview.
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International student revenue is essential to cross-subsidise much of the operations that allow @GroupOfEight unis to be globally leading research-intensive unis that undertake $7.7b in R&D annually and provide a world’s “top 100” education experience to over 265,000 Australians.
ALT Go8 branded tile containing an image of a medical researcher looking into a microscope, with the following copy: "Government research grants support less than half the full economic cost of undertaking research. International student fees are needed to make up the shortfall. The research - including world-leading medical research - is of immense value to the Australian community."