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The cost of foreign students
By Andrew Norton | 23rd January, 2012
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Australian governments should look carefully at the economics of extending welfare entitlements to temporary residents, writes Andrew Norton. Public hospitals refusing to admit pregnant international students. Government schools charging fees to the children of international students. International students having to More…


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3 Responses to “The cost of foreign students”

  1. Ms Marios Mostert, on January 24th, 2012 at 9:42 am Said:

    Good article. Balanced and informative.

  2. RMIT University, on January 24th, 2012 at 10:06 am Said:

    I find it strange that universities, which charge students very different tuition fees according to their citizenship, criticise State Governments for charging students different public transport fares according to their citizenship.

    Gavin Moodie

  3. Sofia Gomez, on January 28th, 2012 at 7:06 pm Said:

    I support Gavin Moodie’s comment plus I would like to add the fact that international students have to pay the tuition fees in advance unlike domestic students who have access to different student loans and are also able to work unlimited hours while international students are only allowed to work 40 hours per fortnight.

    Sofia Gomez
    Latin American Student Services Aust (Brisbane)

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