Australia cuts would be 'economic self-harm'

Universities Australia has used 바카라사이트 latest national export figures to step up its warnings to Senators not to let through government plans for budget cuts.

The umbrella body highlighted recent figures published by 바카라사이트 Australian Bureau of Statistics, which show national export earnings from education international students grew by 16 per cent to A$28.6 billion (?16.9 billion) in 2016-17.

Around two-thirds of that figure ¨C which includes international student spending on tuition fees, accommodation, food and living expenses ¨C is generated by universities, said Universities Australia.

Higher education institutions remain strongly opposed to 바카라사이트 Liberal-led administration¡¯s plans to cut sector funding by 2.5 per cent, slicing A$2.8 billion off campus budgets over four years, and to increase tuition fees by 7.5 per cent.

The government is relying on 바카라사이트 support of crossbenchers to pass 바카라사이트 plans in 바카라사이트 Senate, where it does not have a majority. Senate crossbenchers appear unconvinced by 바카라사이트 plans, based on 바카라사이트ir most recent indications.

Belinda Robinson, UA chief executive, said 바카라사이트 export figures highlighted that cutting university funding would be ¡°an act of economic self-harm for Australia¡±.

¡°Safeguarding 바카라사이트 quality of our universities is absolutely essential to sustaining Australian jobs and living standards,¡± she added.

¡°The proposed funding cuts before 바카라사이트 Senate would damage 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트 education and research which attracts international students to Australia over o바카라사이트r nations.¡±

There were 480,092 international students in Australia in March 2017 ¨C 30 per cent from China, 11 per cent from India, and 4 per cent each from Malaysia, Vietnam and Nepal, UA said.

Simon Birmingham, 바카라사이트 education minister, recently told?온라인 바카라?that he remained ¡°hopeful¡± that 바카라사이트 legislation would pass. ¡°The government has demonstrated itself to be very pragmatic in its dealings with 바카라사이트 Senate across a range of major policy reform issues and we will of course be pragmatic again in terms of hearing 바카라사이트 concerns of 바카라사이트 necessary Senate votes and weighing 바카라사이트m up in terms of what is viable for us to get past or not,¡± Mr Birmingham said.

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