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Sunday, August 30, 2020

International students stuck in India will not be returning to Australia anytime soon: Barry O’Farrell

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As the final details of Australia’s first pilot program to facilitate the return of international students into Adelaide are being ironed out, the Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O’Farrell has clarified that “there doesn’t seem enough certainty to plan a pilot for Indian students just yet.”

The High Commissioner on Tuesday said Indian students won’t be part of the pilot programs being considered by the federal and the state governments unless one of those plans propose direct access into India.

“I think the plan a few months ago was that students would congregate at hubs from all countries and jump on a plane to Australia.

“And as I said regrettably, Malaysia and Singapore which are so critical for travel to Australia still haven’t opened their ports to Indian citizens,” Mr O’Farrell said during a virtual convention organised by the Association of Australian Education Representatives in India (AAERI) yesterday.

International students stuck in India will not be returning to Australia anytime soon: Barry O’Farrell