The Latest Breaking News from International Students

'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.

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

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?

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

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.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023

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 · Jan 30, 2023

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.

AAP · Jan 29, 2023

International students asked to pay up-front before emergency treatment in Queensland hospitals

Feroza Arshad took her two-week-old baby to hospital after he became unresponsive and was asked to pay $1,200 up-front before her baby would be taken through to emergency.

ABC News · Jan 28, 2023

Imperial chief: We risk shutting out best students

The President of Imperial College London said the university would not be able to compete on the global stage without its international students

Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2023

As international students flock back, they face even worse housing struggles than before COVID

Australia is welcoming back international students in much greater numbers this year. Some predict new enrolments in 2023 could even be higher than the pre-COVID record in 2019. Student visa applications in the second half of 2022 were up 40% on the same period in 2019.

The Conversation · Jan 10, 2023