The Australian government has released a consultation paper (17 page PDF) as part of its consultation on an international education strategy. This was a major sector for Australia, but institutions are being warned that "international students will not return en masse until 2022." The sector saw a 22 percent drop in new enrollments in 2020. The proposed priorities would put "students at the centre" (but really, who doesn't these days?) and seeks to broaden the base of international education through new modalities and diversification. But the paper doesn't really answer the question: if you're not actually traveling to Australia, why study at an Australian institution? And "as borders remain closed, there are suggestions that students originally looking to study in Australia are moving towards other countries such as the United Kingdom and Canada." I don't doubt that Australia could provide a first-class learning experience online, but for high-paying online students, marketing matters.
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