In response to a petition, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has said the government has no intention to grant visa extensions to temporary graduate visa holders (Subclass 485) stranded outside Australia due to COVID-19 border restrictions.
Read MoreSydney Airport chief executive Geoff Culbert said he had received a promising response from the federal and NSW governments on his plan to open up travel in step with each phase of Australia’s vaccine rollout.
Read MoreThe wide-ranging inquiry will focus on partner visas, delays, discrimination and broader issues affecting hundreds of thousands of Australians.
Read MorePrime Minister Scott Morrison said widespread immunisation against coronavirus could lead to the reopening of the country's international borders, reigniting hope amongst temporary visa holders locked outside the country to be able to return to their lives and livelihoods in Australia.
Read MoreOur universities are among the best on the planet, and each year students arrive from more than 150 countries. Even in the midst of COVID, international education is Australia’s fourth largest export, and Victoria’s largest.
Read MoreDepartment of Home Affairs says the new visa can respond in more ways than the current occupation visa model.
Read MoreInternational students living in Australia will be eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine when the roll out begins during February.
Read MoreOver 1,000 international students have obtained exemptions to return to Australia amid the pandemic, with medical students forming part of the cohort.
Read MoreInternational students are still waiting with bated breath for a proposed timeline for their return to Australia.
Read MoreSome universities have almost doubled domestic enrolments in postgraduate studies but say it won’t make up for loss of international students
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