Mental health services at Australian universities need to be tailored to international students’ cultural needs if they are to be effective, a leading mental health charity has said.

Australia has announced the list of courses eligible for extended post-study work rights - up to four years for eligible bachelor graduates - ranging from health to education to construction, from July.

Students in China who have been studying international courses online should now travel to overseas study destination countries, authorities announced on January 28.

Asia-related skills and experience are not recognised or valued enough by Australian employers, according to some Australia-Asia youth leaders.

Visa processing times globally are continuing to impact the recovery of the international education sector, with Canada at the most disadvantage, stakeholders suggest.

Covid "knee-capped international education" and there is now a "big task was ahead to rebuild", delegates were told by a prominent minister at the recent Australian International Education Conference.

Outstanding contributions to international education were celebrated among the IEAA Excellence Awards 2022 winners, revealed during AIEC.

Despite the hard hit taken by Australia’s ELICOS sector during the pandemic, sector leaders and experts have resonated a shared sense of optimism at the English Australia conference.