Residency lures foreign students

Almost a quarter of international students choose to study in Australia to become permanent residents, according to a survey which could heighten industry fears about the possible impact of recently announced changes to the skilled migration system.

The online survey of more than 1600 international students from more than 10 Australian universities shows that 24 per cent are studying overseas in the hope of gaining permanent residency, up from 5 per cent when the question was asked in a similar survey in 2005.

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Kevin Rudd faces pressure over digital education revolution

THEY were called the toolbox of the 21st century by Kevin Rudd in the 2007 election campaign as Labor launched its $1 billion digital education revolution.

Two and a half years on, students have been lumbered with “glorified typewriters” as the Government drags the chain on high-speed internet access in high schools.

Yesterday it was confirmed none of the $100 million budgeted to bring high-speed broadband to schools had been spent after more than two years of Labor in power.

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