International review will stick to ESOS issues: Baird

The federal review of international education may extend to areas such as curriculum and students' language abilities - but only if they're relevant to student welfare and consumer issues, according to review head Bruce Baird. Baird, a former state and federal Liberal MP who retired from federal parliament at the 2007 election, said the scope of his review would depend on what was raised in consultations - and how he chose to define "quality". "Julia Gillard said not to assume anything is removed from the table. I'm in a position to look at anything if it appears relevant. So if we find...