Good News for Student An Abbott government would make it easier - TopicsExpress

Good News for Student An Abbott government would make it easier for foreign students to obtain post-study work rights in Australia as part of a Coalition push to repair the lucrative education export industry. Opposition education spokesman Christopher Pyne said the Coalition 'cannot promise to reverse the $2.8 billion of cuts to higher education'. However he vowed to increase revenue to universities within 100 days of being elected by 'rebuilding' the international education market, which he said had shrunk under Labor from $19.8 billion in 2008 to $14.5 billion today. Mr Pyne also flagged an Abbott government would extend post-study work visas to overseas students with qualifications from vocational colleges instead of only those with university degrees.