Australia Prime Minister says, Go back home to international students
Apr 4, 2020 under Nepalese in Australia 91
After a meeting on Friday with the National Cabinet, Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison said to those in Australia under various visa arrangements and cannot support themselves that “there is the alternative for them to return to their home countries”.
Mr Morrison pointed out it was a requirement for students who come to Australia to be able to support themselves in their first 12 months of their study.
“Australia must focus on its citizens and its residents to ensure that we can maximise the economic supports that we have,” he said. As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Prime Minister, Mr. Morrison has told international students and visitor visa holders that the time has come to return to their home countries
However, he has mentioned that international visitors who have critical skills could be the exception. “But our focus and our priority is on supporting Australians and Australian residents with the economic supports that are available.”
“For those in Australia who are nurses or doctors, or have other critical skills that can really help us during this crisis, then there will be opportunities for them,” he said.
There are currently more than 565,000 international students in Australia, 60,000 of whom are Nepalese. Those half a million students have no access to the Federal Government’s JobSeeker payment and are having to deal with the COVID-19 crisis without the financial safety net available to many Australian citizens and residents.
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