International Student Caps Will Deepen Nurse Shortage, Cause Job Losses: Colleges

Published on October 3, 2024

Health colleges have warned that the Labor government’s international student cap could exacerbate the shortage of nurses and health professionals in Australia. Following the passage of the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024 in August, the government implemented a National Planning Level (NPL) that restricted the number of international students Australian universities can enrol. The government has set a country-wide limit of 270,000 new international student commencements for the 2025 calendar year. The measure is intended to curb the flow of students into the country, and relieve pressure on the rental market. While the government said the cap would help improve the quality and integrity of the international education sector, health education providers have raised concerns about its negative impacts....

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