80,000 return to Australia and WA to open border
Up to 6,000 international students are expected to return to Western Australia in the next few weeks, before the border fully reopens on March 3.
Up to 6,000 international students are expected to return to Western Australia in the next few weeks, before the border fully reopens on March 3.
StudyPerth will relaunch its Airport Welcome Service in February, as it prepares to roll out the red carpet for returning international students.
Australia's policies for international students during the Covid-19 pandemic have created a "hierarchy" of (international) student mobility, according to stakeholders who suggest more needs to be done to plan for an equitable recovery for all students.
The first cohort of international students has landed in Sydney under the pilot plan of the state of New South Wales in Australia.
International students have spoken of the hardship they are experiencing as a result of Australia’s decision to delay the reopening of its borders, with some saying they have lost thousands of Australian dollars.
The Australian state of Victoria has submitted plans to the federal government to allow 120 international students to return per week, with institutions covering $5,000 hotel quarantine costs and students paying for flights.
Queensland has announced plans to open up arrivals of international students with a quarantine facility at an airport in the state.
Some 500 international students will arrive in the state of New South Wales in 2021 under a Study NSW pilot plan, the government has announced.