Ponzi universities urged to pivot to African students

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Australia’s current international student boom, which is driving the nation’s record immigration, is being powered by Indian students.

Net student visa arrivals

Record boom in international students.

After the former Coalition Government uncapped work hours for international students and extended how long VET graduates could stay in Australia, the volume of Indian students arriving for work and residency exploded.

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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.