Welcome to ‘The Briefing,’ Mandarin Premium’s curation of the most pressing policy challenges facing Australia. Today: Melbourne’s second wave and the future of international students in Australia.
Crux of this issue
“How will Melbourne’s second wave impact current and prospective international students in Australia’s higher education sector?”
The debate
- Melbourne’s second wave of COVID-19 cases, subsequent return to Stage 3 lockdown measures on 9 July 2020, and tight exemptions for the ban on international arrivals have negatively impacted international students by:
- further delaying their return to both Melbourne and other Australian universities following the 19 March national closure border closure, notably by postponing pilot programs to fly students into Melbourne,
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