The podcast series canvassing issues affecting the Group of Eight universities, and by extension, Australia's economy and our society. The Group of Eight comprises Australia's leading research-intensive universities; The University of Melbourne, The University of Sydney, The University of Queensland, The University of Western Australia, The University of Adelaide, Australian National University, Monash University, and UNSW Sydney.
Episodes
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
The legislation that would have allowed for the capping of international student numbers looks doomed to fail - with the Coalition and the Greens opposing it. However, the debate around international students continues to rage - wrapped up as it is - erroneously - in arguments about cost of living, housing and immigration. We wanted to put a human face to our international students, so we invited three of them - Ayesha Shaikh from the University of Sydney, Bolong Du from The University of Queensland and Cyrus Cheng from UNSW - into the pod booth to tell us about their motivations, hopes and experiences as international students in Australia. Recorded November 2024.