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2 Sep 2024
“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.
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2 Sep 2024
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. afr.com/politics/federal/irr… @harejulie
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2 Sep 2024
The @GroupOfEight agrees and has written to the Senate Committee chairman, @TonySheldonNSW, calling for another public hearing now that the caps have been provided to universities. @ThomsonVicki @DavidPocock @MehreenFaruqi @SenSHenderson @JasonClareMP
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Eminently sensible intervention from @timpallas. @GroupOfEight
30 Aug 2024
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.
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29 Aug 2024
“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. afr.com/politics/federal/go-… #HigherEd
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29 Aug 2024
In a good summary of the impacts for NSW of Government plans to cap international student numbers, the @smh reports that @business_nsw has warned the caps will cost the NSW economy billions of dollars. smh.com.au/national/nsw/top-… @dmookheyMLC @spenderallegra @daniellamariewh

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29 Aug 2024
The @FinancialReview quotes Economist @SHamiltonian in a story looking at the reactions of state politicians, economists and other experts to the plans by Govt to cap international student numbers. afr.com/politics/federal/uni… @ThomsonVicki @GroupOfEight @JasonClareMP @harejulie
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29 Aug 2024
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. @ThomsonVicki @GroupOfEight @timpallas @JacintaAllanMP @JasonClareMP @ProfSPickering
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28 Aug 2024
“The @GroupOfEight encourages the Senate in the strongest possible terms to not allow the government to bully it into passing legislation through the public announcement of caps,’’ said Go8 CE @ThomsonVicki. theaustralian.com.au/nation/… #HigherEducation #InternationalStudents

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27 Aug 2024
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. go8.edu.au/go8-statement-on-…
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27 Aug 2024
The @GroupOfEight (Go8) remains implacably opposed to international student caps for the damage they will do to the sector and the nation. @ThomsonVicki @mscott @harejulie @natasha_bita @daniellamariewh @caitecassidy @conorduffynews @JohnRoss49 @annajhenderson #HigherEd
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26 Aug 2024
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. afr.com/politics/federal/rec…
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26 Aug 2024
“This is a scandalous admission by the Treasury that the future of Australia’s $48 billion international education [sector] is subject of a reckless gamble by government,” @GroupOfEight CE @ThomsonVicki said. @mscott @JasonClareMP @SenSHenderson @DavidPocock #HigherEducation
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26 Aug 2024
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.
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