NSW minister Stuart Ayres said the state's record of quarantining 60,000 returning travellers through Sydney had built a 'strong bed of evidence that we can learn from' in managing overseas student arrivals | natassiazc AnnaPattySMH
for overseas students to return to Australia, to protect next year's planned intake and billions of dollars in revenue for both the sector and the state.was put on the backburner in July
He said a 14-day quarantine was seen as a manageable request for overseas students who would stay in the country for an extended period. Mr Ayres did not rule out the potential for a sooner return, such as the end of the year, but said student safety would be paramount. "Clearly with South Australian and Northern Territory already indicating they are bringing international students back, NSW want to keep their market share. Other states such as WA, Queensland and Victoria are likely to be left behind if the NSW government make good on this rhetoric."
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