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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy Higher education reporter

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

Uber driver Muhammad Ihsan in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
‘I’ve lost every shot I can have at a career’: Muhammad Ihsan who came to Australia for a masters in biotech and bioinformatics now drives an Uber. Photograph: Sarah Rhodes/The Guardian

Muhammad Ihsan thought his Australian student visa was a ticket to a world-class education at a prestigious institution and, ultimately, a six-figure job.

Instead, the Pakistani national found himself sitting in an almost-empty room in Melbourne, where his teacher barely spoke English.

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