11 Aug 2021

Government document warns of risk of returning foreign students

From Morning Report, 8:36 am on 11 August 2021

A draft government document warns the return of foreign students could worsen housing and teacher shortages, enrich some institutions but not others, and create over-reliance on students' fees.

That's got education leaders worried the government wants to significantly restrict enrolments in an industry that used to be worth more than $5 billion and attract more than a 100,000 students a year.

Here's education correspondent, John Gerritsen.