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The number of new international students at Australian universities has nearly halved since prior to the pandemic, and new enrolments from China fell 22% last year, according to new federal government data. Overall, there are now 43,000 fewer international students enrolled at Australian universities compared with last year, as the total number of enrolled students continues to drop. And new starters from India more than halved, dropping 52%,...

The University of Newcastle, which is offering a 20% discount, has told Guardian Australia that its scheme led to a higher than expected rate of enrolments and accepted offers. This year, UQ’s international student enrolments rose to record levels – and enrolments from China rose 50% on 2020 levels despite widespread reports that students had been told by the Chinese government to avoid Australia. As of semester 1, 2021, UQ had 17,956 international student enrolments, up from 16,612 in semester 1, 2019, before the pandemic, and well above 14,882 recorded in semester 1, 2020. Chinese stude...