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Dominic Giannini

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Unis mayors push student visa extension - The Untold Story

There are calls for international graduates to be allowed to stay in Australia an extra two years. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Lord mayors and universities around Australia are calling for the government to automatically extend post-study visas for international students to address the nation's skills shortages.

The Council of Capital City Lord Mayors and the Group of Eight representing Australia's top universities, met with parliamentarians this week to ask that international graduates be allowed to stay in Australia for an extra two years.

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