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	<title>Crikey &#187; international students</title>
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		<title>The kids aren&#8217;t alright: budding journos struggling with English</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/21/the-kids-arent-alright-budding-journos-struggling-with-english/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/21/the-kids-arent-alright-budding-journos-struggling-with-english/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Crook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ielts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swinburne university]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Australian journalism courses are admitting international students with faltering English that fails to meet minimum standards mandated by the body that oversees the language test.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tougher test for would-be Aussie migrants to hit universities hard</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/15/tougher-test-for-would-be-aussie-migrants-to-hit-universities-hard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/15/tougher-test-for-would-be-aussie-migrants-to-hit-universities-hard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[higher education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[permanent residency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[universities]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=185934</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A federal government decision last week to further tighten the eligibility requirements for foreigners seeking permanent residency seems certain to have a serious impact on the already faltering recruitment of overseas students, especially those from China and India, writes <b>Geoff Maslen</b>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>International nursing students left in limbo by English tests</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/12/international-nursing-students-left-in-limbo-by-english-tests/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/12/international-nursing-students-left-in-limbo-by-english-tests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nursing schools]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=177440</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[International nursing students have accused Deakin University and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency of misleading and bungling their nursing registration after introducing new English language standards, says freelance writer <b>Euan Thomas</b>. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Wine producers rue our dollar, and will students stay away?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/08/wine-producers-rue-our-dollar-and-will-students-stay-away/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/08/wine-producers-rue-our-dollar-and-will-students-stay-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 02:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey Intern</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Players]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian wine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=177246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian dollar peaked at 99.2 US cents overnight, the highest it’s been since the dollar was floated in 1983. And while Australian travellers are cheering, exporters and educators are bracing for significant fallout. <em>Crikey</em> intern <b>Jane Vashti Ryan</b> reports.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Students in detention? Life gets harder for international scholars</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/24/students-in-detention-life-gets-harder-for-international-scholars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/24/students-in-detention-life-gets-harder-for-international-scholars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey Intern</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[refugees]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=174271</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They're already faced with huge tuition fees and a host of other financial restrictions. Now there are warnings international students might resort to staying in Australia illegally if their application for permanent residency fails under tough new restrictions.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/24/students-in-detention-life-gets-harder-for-international-scholars/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sneaky new laws that terminate student visas</title>
		<link>http://inside.org.au/capping-and-culling-the-migration-queue/</link>
		<comments>http://inside.org.au/capping-and-culling-the-migration-queue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asylum seekers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chris evans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration Department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[refugees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[student visa applications]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=143998</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new bill is before parliament that gives the Immigration Minister the power to deny long term international students their applications for permanent residency. <b>Peter Mares</b> reports.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>International students: our modern day slaves</title>
		<link>http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10440&#038;page=0</link>
		<comments>http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10440&#038;page=0#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 01:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=139628</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[International students are supposedly protected by Australian laws. But international students are routinely exploited, and don't report it for fear of having their visas revoked, writes <b>Wesa Chau</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hartcher: We totally messed up the Indian students debacle</title>
		<link>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/when-indian-students-suffer-australia-risks-being-scarred-for-life-20100412-s3zh.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/when-indian-students-suffer-australia-risks-being-scarred-for-life-20100412-s3zh.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia and India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[universities]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=130015</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia has failed to address the violence against Indian students issue , leaving dramatically reduced student numbers and a severely damaged Australian reputation. This will have a major long term effect, writes <b>Peter Hartcher</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/when-indian-students-suffer-australia-risks-being-scarred-for-life-20100412-s3zh.html/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Suffering in silence: the plight of the international student</title>
		<link>http://newmatilda.com/2010/02/25/silent-agony-foreign-student</link>
		<comments>http://newmatilda.com/2010/02/25/silent-agony-foreign-student#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[universities]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=119480</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A quarter of Australia's student population are international students. But our universities remain almost segregated, international students are seen to get preferential treatment because they are paying and yet they are often at threat of violence or mistreatment.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kohler: The bulldozer crushing of our education industry</title>
		<link>http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Immigration-Chris-Evans-Coalition-ALP-Indian-stude-pd20100210-2HRSB?OpenDocument&#038;src=sph</link>
		<comments>http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Immigration-Chris-Evans-Coalition-ALP-Indian-stude-pd20100210-2HRSB?OpenDocument&#038;src=sph#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chris evans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skilled migration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[student visa applications]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=115481</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The new changes to the skilled migration program are crushing one of Australia's biggest export industries: education. It wasn't all shonky colleges, writes <b>Alan Kohler</b>, international students spent a whopping A$13.7b in 2007-08.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Immigration-Chris-Evans-Coalition-ALP-Indian-stude-pd20100210-2HRSB?OpenDocument&#038;src=sph/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tips and rumours: Labor sniggers quietly into their lattes</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/19/tips-and-rumours-164/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/19/tips-and-rumours-164/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips and rumours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Murray Darling Basin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quest newspapers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=110464</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why exactly is the Labor government staying quiet while Tony Abbott blabs his mouth to the media about his plans to take full control over the Murray-Darling Basin if elected?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/19/tips-and-rumours-164/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tips and rumours: A high-profile CEO loses their lustre</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/18/tips-and-rumours-163/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/18/tips-and-rumours-163/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips and rumours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberal national party]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=110197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Which high-profile bank CEO, who has lived a charmed corporate life, is starting to lose some of that well-promoted and developed lustre? Plus, its not only temporary skilled worker numbers that are down.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/18/tips-and-rumours-163/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Devine: Want to stop murders? Look to New York</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/feelgood-sops-from-politicians-are-no-help-in-healing-a-mothers-heartbreak-20100106-lu82.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/feelgood-sops-from-politicians-are-no-help-in-healing-a-mothers-heartbreak-20100106-lu82.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nitin Garg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racist attack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria Police]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=108503</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If <b>Miranda Devine</b> was an Indian mother, then she wouldn't send her child to study in Melbourne. Particularly when all the pollies can do is whip out their personal spin machines on overseas junkets rather than address better policing methods.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Work hard for permanent residency? Why bother?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/17/work-hard-for-permanent-residency-why-bother/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/17/work-hard-for-permanent-residency-why-bother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hospitality industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hsopitality training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[permanent residency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tertiary education]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/17/work-hard-for-permanent-residency-why-bother/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An anonymous reader lets exposes the second-rate hospitality training given to international students hoping to gain permanent residency in Australia.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/17/work-hard-for-permanent-residency-why-bother/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Indian students and Immigration: a case of too many cooks &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/06/indian-students-and-immigration-a-case-of-too-many-cooks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/06/indian-students-and-immigration-a-case-of-too-many-cooks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Birrell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration Department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian students report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[student visa applications]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/06/indian-students-and-immigration-a-case-of-too-many-cooks/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the second of a three-part series, <b>Geoff Maslen</b> looks at immigration law and the stampede for visas by foreign students. What happens now to students who thought that would qualify for residency?
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/06/indian-students-and-immigration-a-case-of-too-many-cooks/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Has the great Indian student bubble burst?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/05/special-report-has-the-great-indian-student-bubble-burst/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/05/special-report-has-the-great-indian-student-bubble-burst/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian students report]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tertiary education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Melbourne]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/05/special-report-has-the-great-indian-student-bubble-burst/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Speculation that the flood of Indian students into Australian education institutions (not to mention the $2 billion they bring to the economy each year) is about to dry up has generated alarm in political and educational circles, writes <b>Geoff Maslen</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/05/special-report-has-the-great-indian-student-bubble-burst/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Making concessions for international students</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/04/a-small-concession-in-the-scheme-of-things/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/04/a-small-concession-in-the-scheme-of-things/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public transport]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/04/a-small-concession-in-the-scheme-of-things/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Victoria and NSW are the only states denying international students transport concessions, writes <b>Greg Foyster</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/04/a-small-concession-in-the-scheme-of-things/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Jocks and nerds cheated as Senate defeats student services bill</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/24/jocks-and-nerds-cheated-as-senate-defeats-student-services-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/24/jocks-and-nerds-cheated-as-senate-defeats-student-services-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helen kroger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate Ellis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Union of Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student Services and Amenities Fee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[universities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Melbourne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voluntary student unionism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) Bill was lost, and students around Australia were asked to cop at least another year of sub-par services and representation, writes <b>Bhakthi Puvanenthiran</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Unis use offshore agents to recruit students</title>
		<link>http://blogs.theage.com.au/thirddegree/archives/2009/08/unwelcome_agents.html</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.theage.com.au/thirddegree/archives/2009/08/unwelcome_agents.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian universities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private training colleges]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=78019</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australian universities are more guilty than private training colleges when it comes to using offshore agents to attract international students, writes <b>Erica Cervini</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.theage.com.au/thirddegree/archives/2009/08/unwelcome_agents.html/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Australia&#8217;s international student shambles</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/bartlett/2009/07/31/the-international-student-mess/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/bartlett/2009/07/31/the-international-student-mess/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=77228</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Overseas students are a huge source of export income and generate significant levels of economic activity, including paying income tax. What are we giving in return? asks <b>Andrew Bartlett</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Needed: a national watch dog for colleges</title>
		<link>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25854309-7583,00.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25854309-7583,00.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=76873</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia needs a national education regulator to weed out the few remaining dodgy colleges pitching themselves to international students -- they're not "back-door migrants" and deserve better, says <b>Tony Pollock</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25854309-7583,00.html/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Undercover Four Corners reporter bashed</title>
		<link>http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/undercover-four-corners-reporter-bashed-20090727-dxpc.html</link>
		<comments>http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/undercover-four-corners-reporter-bashed-20090727-dxpc.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TV & Radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Four Corners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[migration agencies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=75917</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A reporter for ABC's <em>Four Corners</em> has reportedly been attacked and beaten while working undercover on a story about dodgy migration and education schemes for international students. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/undercover-four-corners-reporter-bashed-20090727-dxpc.html/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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