International students are a trustworthy and valuable source of productivity and workplace diversity – both of which are necessary to compete in a global economy.
Numbers of backpackers declined with borders closed to visa holders from March 2020 to February 2022. But since borders reopened they have not recovered as hoped.
Shubham Garg, the 28-year-old Indian international student, still remains in the hospital and has undergone multiple surgeries. His condition remains serious but stable.
The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.
