Australians stranded overseas might have to wait longer to return home, with the New South Wales Treasurer proposing changes to international arrivals.Mr Perrottet says he wants to change who gets a seat on the limited flights coming into SydneyAdvocates hope to see international students arrive as soon as July
"We understand the politics behind prioritising Australians returning home but there are our own people here who rely on education exports to provide for their family and make a living," he told the ABC. "We believe it would make sense to use some of the cap to bring back international students," he said."The challenge that we have had at the moment is that particularly in New South Wales, we are taking the lion's share of returning Australians.
New South Wales welcomes back 3,000 Australians from overseas every week, while Victoria has cancelled all international arrivals and Queensland takes about 1,000.Universities Australia chair Deborah Terry has raised concerns that international students will look elsewhere if they cannot travel here.
"If it doesn't occur, there is a risk that as vaccination programs roll out internationally, that other study destinations become more attractive to international students," she said.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
Yes, fuck Australian Citizens because the economy is more important. TheEconomy
Just business! Nothing personal. While 40k of strandedAussies waiting in the line and getting their flights cancelled (my was cancelled last week) due to government caps. This government is sick and disrespectful to own citizens - we need a change on the next elections. auspol
Heartbreaking. I’ve had 5 cancelled flights trying to get back to my mum with Stage 4 cancer due to cap changes while my country prioritises tennis stars, celebs, fruit pickers and now students. Shameful abandonment of strandedaussies
International students don't want to study so they're brainwashed and conformed to meet expectations of some sociopaths structured frameworks
It's a covid issue, not ID's. In Vic big outbreak, why couldn't other states say their residents still welcomed back home? Whoever lived in Mel then surely in high risk people w/ virus. Same rule should apply to int'l arrivers! If come fm high risk places?Not who they are!
StephieBorys. Dom_Perrottet: '...impact [of not allowing international students to come back] on our educational exports for decades to come' Will happen anyway due to peak oil, global warming. Can flying go green?
Just confirming, this bloke is a cabinet minister in NSW? 😂😂
Is there treasurer honestly of sound mind...can he clean up the mess that is icare first...
Who the Icare idiot . What about Australians overseas ? KKeneally SenatorWong billshortenmp JEChalmers AlboMP
Why would that be?
Why can't they study online? It makes no sense.
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