WA Government wants bigger slice of foreign student-migration rort

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By Leith van Onselen

Late last year, the Western Australian McGowan Labor Government sought to expand the skilled migration list to entice more foreign students to the state:

Premier Mark McGowan said the government would focus on marketing WA as an “international education destination” while adding dozens of jobs to the skilled migration list to allow more foreign students with degrees to stay in WA…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.