About 10% of university students in Australia are from China. The education ministry made a statement advising overseas students "to conduct a good risk assessment and be cautious about choosing to go to Australia or return to Australia to study". Relations between Australia and China have become strained since the Australian government proposed an international inquiry into how the Covid-19 outbreak in China became a global pandemic. About 10% of university students in Australia are from China, and deliver the industry about $A12 billion a year in fees. Universities Australia declined to comment on the warning, saying it was a matter for the governments of Australia and China.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 09, 2020 08:48 UTC