Universities Australia – the lobby group for Australia’s 39 largest universities – has lodged a submission with the Albanese Government’s immigration review, which demanded that temporary graduate visas be automatically granted to all international students who complete their study and pass character checks.
Why? Because “our global competitors are increasing the number of international graduates in their migration mix in recognition of the significant contribution they make. [And] Australia is falling behind”, according to Chief executive Catriona Jackson.
This comes as the latest Graduate Outcomes Survey showed that most migrant graduates are either unemployed or underemployed, as well as poorly paid.
