Calls are mounting for further international student support in Australia, with IEAA calling for a national hardship fund, Melbourne city council talking about hardship support and a No Worker Left Behind campaign taking off.
New Zealand's Wage Subsidy Scheme will be open to international students if they are missing out on work due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Australia will allow international students to access retirement savings they have accumulated while working in the country, as the international education sector urges more support.
New Zealand universities are facing the situation where they will have at least a quarter to one-third of their international students not turning up this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
PM in Australia confirms international students not eligible for funding assistance, given terms of visa. Agency groups lobbying for action reveal sector working hard to support onshore and new starts.
The Council of International Students Australia is calling for freezing or reducing rents, and lowering the cost of education that has moved online, to better support international students impacted by the Covid-19 crisis.
COVID-19 is decimating Australia's ELICOS sector and without immediate government support, many colleges will be forced to close, the CEO of English Australia has warned.
Australia is reviewing its National Strategy for International Education, focusing on regions and the country's vocational, English language and schools sectors.
