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Policy changes introduced and maintained under Abbott's leadership [PM from Sep 2013 to Sep 2015] played a central role in driving that growth. The rate of growth in overseas student numbers from 2013 to 2019 is extraordinary (an increase of over 200,000 in just six years). These understandably fell during COVID and then increased even more rapidly after COVID due to further measures to accelerate the return of students implemented by the Morrison Government. These measures included unrestricted student visa work rights, fee-free applications, and a covid visa, which attracted huge numbers of students to switch to this cheap visa with unrestricted work rights and no requirement to study. The new Albanese Government was slow to tighten these policies.

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[–] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Damn thats one of those articles you just wish people who swallow every lie from these fascist-lite ghouls would read and consider. I don't know why people are so ready to believe what their eyes and ears tell them isn't true.

I mean.. i do know... racism with that warm tingly and gurgly feeling they get deep in their nether regions when they get to stomp over others.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 points 17 hours ago

why ? because the easiest person to lie to is yourself, easier to believe refugees and students are the problem and not policy implementation decades ago being felt now. That and stupidity of course.

It's difficult to grasp sometimes at how utterly fucking stupid and greedy we are. Look at fuel costs, we've been here before, multiple times, and yet we keep building roads and airports to move people and goods around, rather than closing roads, building medium density housing, lots of trees using bicycles, escooters and electric trains, all while ignoring the climate implications and blaming immigrants.

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

So you're a racist with digestion probems? 😆

Hahaha I suppose its a novel description