Opinion
Foreign students row is political kryptonite
Australia’s international education sector has gone from economic triumph to political disaster.
Jennifer HewettColumnistThe mess in Australia’s grand experiment in international education is another damaging example of long-term policy failure crashing into short-term political fixes.
Australia’s universities, particularly the sandstone Group of Eight universities, adopted successive governments’ embrace of international education with enthusiasm – often excess enthusiasm.
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Jennifer Hewett is the National Affairs columnist. She writes a daily column on politics, business and the economy. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter. Email Jennifer at jennifer.hewett@afr.com
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