International students are expected to begin returning to Australia next month despite Chinese warnings of pandemic-related racism, the Australian prime minister said today. International students have been Australia’s most lucrative industry after mining, with China the largest source of foreign students. The students would return to Australian universities “in a very controlled setting,” Morrison said. He gave few details, but said “well thought-through proposals” had been forwarded by state government on how their return could be achieved. Morrison said he was not concerned that Chinese government warnings could deter Chinese students from coming to Australia.

Source: The Standard June 12, 2020 06:45 UTC