Under the Plan, priority has been given to students who need to return to Victoria to do practical work, including research, health, and medical students.
The protesting students claim that despite paying thousands of dollars and having valid work visas, Indian offshore migrants are fighting for their rights.
"I cannot be clearer about our desire to get international students back into the country. They have been an incredible source of revenue for our institutions and other businesses," said Minister Tudge
Universities will provide funding towards the extra quarantine places for student visa holders, with students required to cover the cost of their flight to Melbourne.
“I specifically took up with Minister Payne the problems faced by Indian students in Australia because We have heard a lot from them and I think their frustrations, their feelings, are completely understandable."
“This is not good for the students, of course, directly affected; that is perhaps also not good for the overall image of Australia as a great place for Indian students.”
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