For years we have argued that Australia’s international education industry is really an immigration play, whereby migrants effectively purchase access to work and live in Australia by studying at an Australian institution.
The immigration play has been developed jointly by the federal government and education industry via:
- The federal government offering the most generous work rights to students in the world, alongside an easier pathway towards permanent residency; and
- Our universities cratering entry and teaching standards so that almost any international student with a pulse qualifies to study, and passing courses is easy.
Anyone doubting our claim about the international education industry being an immigration play only needs to read the below quote from New Delhi-based education consultant Gauravdeep Bumra:
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