International education stakeholders across Australia are concerned that the government will hike visa fees for international students in its May budget, marking another blow to student mobility after a string of recent measures.
Government forecasts that net migrant numbers would fall to 375,000 in 2023-24 will be missed by a wide mark, but an ambition to halve the measure by 2024-25 is in reach.
Cash-strapped institutions face task of rebuilding per-student returns as well as student numbers, with earnings slashed by scholarships, offshoring and other factors