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International students “unfairly blamed” for Australian rental crisis

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With international students accounting for only 4% of Australia’s rental market, a group representing the country’s purpose-built student accommodation sector says the students have been “unfairly blamed” for Australia’s rental crisis.

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Suggestion to impose cap in Aus “shortsighted”

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Analysis from the Group of Eight in Australia has found “no direct link” between international students and the nation’s current housing crisis. Regardless of international student intake, Australia would still be faced with a housing crisis, Thomson continued.

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Speculation as media reports suggest Australia could cap international student numbers

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International student numbers in Australia could be capped under a government plan to cut migration numbers, according to local media reports. They also indicated that international students would be taxed under the new policies, a proposal featured in the Australian Universities Accord Interim report released earlier this year.

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Australia ‘risks losing students’ amid rent crisis

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The number of international students studying in Australia in 2023 is predicted to top the pre-Covid record set in 2019. Some reports blatantly accuse international students of ‘ fuelling Australia’s rental crisis ’, while others attempt to debunk such rhetoric as dangerous myths.

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Urgent calls to end compulsory unpaid internships as students forced to quit due to cost of living

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Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. Ruby Partland, a masters student in social work at RMIT, is required to complete 1,000 hours of unpaid internships to complete her degree – equating to around six months of full-time work.

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“Do not risk this market”, Aus unis warn as some welcome “soft cap”

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In a new draft framework , of which the policies included would come into force later this year or in January 2025, the minister of education – currently Jason Clare – would have powers to set a ceiling on new enrolments at any institution. We’re saying to the government, ‘do not risk this market’.

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8% student rent hikes in Canada and Australia

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The average rent for purpose-built student accommodation increased by approximately 8% last year in both Canada and Australia, driven in part by demand from international students. across the rest of Europe, according to a new report by BONARD. The post 8% student rent hikes in Canada and Australia appeared first on The PIE News.