International student debate descends into farce
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Australia’s international education “industry” is a farce.
Before the global pandemic hit in early 2020, Australia had the most extreme concentration of international students in the world, dwarfing other English-speaking nations:

Source: Salvatore Babones (2019)
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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.
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