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.

The university sector in Australia might take several years to bounce back from the hard hit it has taken since the start of Covid-19 pandemic, the education minister has said.

The Australian government should consider changes to post-study work arrangements for students on courses leading to jobs in occupations with a "persistent skills shortage", a committee report has indicated.

The overall quality of education experiences of international students at education providers in Australia fell in 2020, particularly among Chinese and Malaysian undergraduates, a survey has revealed.

A plan to bring international students back to South Australia has been approved by the country’s federal government.

New South Wales in Australia has a submitted a plan to the federal government to bring 250 international students back to the state per fortnight from mid-2021.

Universities Australia's Catriona Jackson has said that Australian universities are set to lose as much as $2 billion in lost revenue this year.

The Australian budget shows the government has ceased the $1bn emergency research funding provided in October, and higher education stakeholders expect the sector to suffer.