Pacific Islands Push for More University Students in Australia

Going to university in Australia could become simpler for Pacific Islanders if they are considered domestic students. The high commissioner for Samoa, Hinauri Petana, told federal politicians the crippling cost of international student fees in Australia was curbing educational outcomes in her nation. “Our appeal is that, by all means, international rates should stay for who can afford it, but for the Pacific we’d like to see our own private citizens to send their children here at the same rates,” she told a public hearing into education and tourism in the Pacific this week. “Australia has been one of the leading countries in the world in terms of education.”...