Indian international students studying in Australia contributed more than $6.4 billion to the economy in 2019, pre-COVID.

Two landmark initiatives were also launched that will boost bilateral research collaboration, and showcase the research excellence of India and Australia.

The 16-year-old girl’s father has accused Prof. Brigid Heywood of wiping saliva on the student’s face and making a remark about the colour of her skin.

These blocked illegal academic cheating websites had traffic of about 450,000 times a month.

Impact of AI-ECTA on Education: An additional year will be available for Indians who graduate with bachelor degrees in STEM and ICT with first Class Honours (from two to three years).

WA accounted for 17 per cent of total goods trade between Australia and India.

Over eight hundred Indian students applied for this prestigious scholarship which is valued at Rs 30 million.

The higher education sector had a fraught relationship with the former government, which declined to include universities in the JobKeeper scheme in the pandemic.

"We have provided opportunities for our faculty and students to connect with our partner institutions in Australia, and we are delighted to be partnering with the University of Wollongong for this exciting project."

This mechanism for expanding education qualification recognition shall be finalised by the end of 2022 and will be implemented in 2023.