In case you missed it: headlines from The PIE Live Asia Pacific

Delegates gathered on Australia’s Gold Coast this week for The PIE Live Asia Pacific, where sector heavyweights discussed everything from visa issuance rates to New Zealand’s growing international student cohort.

And Australia’s assistant minister for international education, Julian Hill, gave an impassioned defence of the Albanese government’s attitude towards overseas student numbers, refusing to “back off” from managing growth.

In case you missed the conference, The PIE has compiled a list of all the top stories from The PIE Live Asia Pacific below.

• Australian universities urged to rethink engagement with Pakistan
• Leaders call for coordinated action as Australia’s social licence shows cracks

• Leaders call for coordinated action as Australia’s social licence shows cracks
• Australian MP Julian Hill on public good vs private profit, visa refusals and value

• Get a grip on Australian study visas: an open letter to Julian Hill

• “We’ve lost 20 years of growth”: Australian ELICOS and VET sectors hit out at visa policy

• Australia’s visa “quality correction” leaves sector seeking greater certainty

• ‘Not an Australia alternative’: New Zealand’s international ed sector is going for growth

• The PIE Live Asia Pacific 2026: Insights from Julian Hill MP

• Watch as Tracy Harris picks up the lifetime impact award at The PIE Live Asia Pacific

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