The federal government has been accused of neglecting international students in its new higher education relief package.
to fill skill shortages to assist the economic rebound once the coronavirus pandemic has run its course.
Education Minister Dan Tehan said the government would also guarantee funding for universities at current levels, even if there is a fall in domestic student numbers. Tertiary and international education providers will also get regulatory fee relief so they can better support domestic and international students, as well as provide exemptions from loan fees under FEE-HELP and VET Student Loans."We're going to need our university sector, we're going to need our broader tertiary sector to retrain and reskill Australians to help us emerge from the pandemic even stronger.
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