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."

"A strong India-Australia relationship is good for our two nations but it is also good for the wider region."

The worker had been underpaid under the Clerks (Private Sector) Award 2020 and National Employment Standards.

“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.”

Australian Federal government has not changed its India travel advice despite COVID19 cases being subsided to one-tenth of its peak in May 2021.

National Cabinet agreed to temporarily reduce the current international passenger arrival caps by 50 per cent

"I get chills and tears in my eyes when I think of those times. I have nightmares and have been seeking counselling from my university.”

Scores of students currently enrolled in higher education institutes have paid international fees but are studying online from home.

A recent media report has revealed that more than 2,000 brand new student rooms are lying empty in Melbourne’s CBD. Given the COVID19 travel ban...