How many international students are too many?
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New University of Melbourne vice chancellor Carolyn Evans told The Melbourne Assembly, hosted by The Age and the University of Melbourne, that the federal government’s efforts to reduce the number of international student arrivals were “arrogant and short-sighted”.
Evans’ comments are in response to the Albanese government’s pledge to curb net migration by reducing visas for students’ family members, while the Coalition plans to reduce the share of international students in universities to below 25% of total enrolments.
At 27%, Australia has the highest share of international students of any major developed nation:
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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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