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Student visa rules tightened, skilled worker wage threshold lifted as government begins immigration rewrite

Lifting the minimum pay rate for skilled workers, tightening rules for people seeking to study in Australia, and ending the permanent migration cap are all changes on the table for the federal government, as it seeks to rewrite the rules on immigration.

ABC News

Cost of living: International students at risk of getting scammed due to financial pressures

The strain of rising costs is affecting all students in Ireland but international students are at a higher risk of getting scammed as they seek out accommodation

Dublin Live

‘Sold a dream’: the international students lured to Australia with false promises

Students tell of being directed into substandard and unsuitable courses as attention turns to the unregulated world of foreign agents

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Australian unis limit Indian students over sham visas

As international student numbers rebound following the pandemic, Australian universities are limiting Indian students accused of fraudulent visa applications.

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International students from eastern Europe ‘most likely to have jobs’

Nearly three-quarters of students born in Romania were in employment at the time of the census.

The Independent UK

International students resorting to pitching tents in living rooms as rental shortage bites

When Zoe Jiang was at home in China, packing her bags to stay in Sydney, she did not think to bring an item that would prove essential — a tent.

ABC News

International students face exploitation in Canada and abroad

Up to 700 Indian international students were recently found to have allegedly arrived in Canada with fraudulent admission letters from post-secondary institutions. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada only discovered the letters were fraudulent years after some of the students graduated and had applied for work permits or permanent residence.

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University seeks ambassadors to help international students settle as record cohort welcomed

The new intake were welcomed at an event at the Newcastle Conservatorium of Music on Thursday, where a new International Student Ambassador Initiative was announced.

Newcastle Herald

English test scandal: students and campaigners call on PM to end years of limbo

The students who had their visas revoked will present a petition to Downing Street on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

How to vent healthily

Though venting has its place and can be a helpful way to cope under the right conditions, there are many other strategies that offer benefits more consistently

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'Very few companies are open for international students': South Asian graduates say they need specific support to find jobs

International students are a hugely important part of Australia’s university system and its economy. In 2019, before COVID, international education was worth about A$40.3 billion to the Australian economy.

The Conversation

Why universities need to look beyond grades when admitting international students

International students play an instrumental role in the development of Canada’s current and future economy.

The Conversation

Economists back tourists and international students to keep Australia out of recession

Sharp interest rate hikes are putting families under pressure, slowing economic growth, but a tourism rebound is providing recession optimism.

The New Daily

'Are you asking us to sleep under the Harbour Bridge?': 3 myths about international students and the housing crisis

There is a story doing the media rounds that international students – particularly from China – will now “flood” back to Australia. It is claimed this will push up already high rents for scarce housing in our major cities.

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The Independent UK

Forgotten and abandoned: the Black, international students caught up in Ukraine conflict

As the world marks the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the plight of the country’s international students have largely been forgotten

ABC News

International students are back, but they're struggling with Australia's rising cost of living

In 2020, Scott Morrison told international students to go home if they couldn't support themselves. Now, Australia wants them back, but will they be treated better as the cost of living rises?

The Independent UK

Education Secretary signals plan to push for more international students

The Home Office is under increased pressure to cut migration in the run-up to the next general election.

ABC News

Thousands of international students set to return to Australia amid rental crisis after China online learning ban

More than 40,000 Chinese students are expected to return to Australia for face-to-face classes, after China announced a snap ban on online learning at foreign universities a fortnight ago.

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Are foreign students coming back?

The pandemic smashed the international education sector - but are foreign students returning to our shores?

The Guardian - AU

Australia needs targeted mental healthcare to prevent further international student deaths by suicide, research finds

‘There’s a real compounding perfect storm of factors right now that could increase the risks,’ lead researcher says

The Guardian - AU

University property sell-offs heighten ‘dire’ housing shortage as students return to Australia

Some international students are frustrated by a lack of help from universities as they face ‘mind-blowing’ rents

ABC News

Scammers circle international students amid university accommodation crisis

University staff are asked to offer beds in their homes to accommodate thousands of overseas students who have nowhere to live due to the rental crisis, as scammers take advantage of the situation.

The Guardian - UK

UK curbs on international student visas would be ‘act of economic self-harm’

University leaders fear billions being lost as a result of battles within government over immigration policy

AAP

Minister moves to fast track student visas

Two key government departments are in talks to help speed up the processing of visas for international students.

AAP

Unis welcome China's online study ban

China has banned citizens from studying online at foreign universities, with the Australian sector hoping it sees some 40,000 international students return.

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