An expert study by the Australian National University has warned the sector is vulnerable to any coercive strike. 9News
An expert study by the Australian National University in Canberra has warned the sector is vulnerable to any coercive strike.The University of Sydney is one Australian institution that attracts large numbers of Chinese students.
Education is Australia's only remaining export valued at more than $10 billion which is "both reliant on China and which Beijing can target without significant self-harm",They highlight how the sector employs thousands of Australians and is a key part of the nation's technological and scientific competitiveness.
A global student recruitment drive is essential to protect the Australian education sector from any trade strike, they argued.
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