Open border Australia petition for international students. SYDNEY (Reuters) - An official petition to Australian lawmakers urging them to exempt international students from border closures has received nearly 3,000 signatures, citing "bad quality" online lessons and lack of schooling for some. "Tens and tens of thousands of international students coming back here is going to be incredibly challenging, if not impossible, this year.". International students denied access to Australia due to coronavirus border restrictions have expressed their frustration and anxiety after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said their return in large numbers in 2021 would be “incredibly challenging”. Over 10,000 people have signed at the time of writing. "International students suffer terribly from the travel ban," the petition said. “There’s a bit of a game of pass the parcel going on between the federal and state governments. In the petition, students argued that international students contribute to the Australian economy, adding that “it is unfair that they are left hanging without any specific plans”. "International students suffer terribly from the travel ban," the petition said. This includes International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) CEO Phill Honeywood who, that “our political community is relaxed about tennis, cricket players and their entourages coming here for a few weeks BUT not a small number of returning students!”. He added that New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian had proposed a similar scheme but later backed down when the northern beaches cluster emerged. Mr Andrews told a press conference on Monday there was little prospect of many students returning this year, due to limits on how many people the state could "safely quarantine". According to the petition, many university students are struggling with the “bad quality” of online lessons. Additional reporting by Natasya Salim, Kai Feng and Shamsiya Hussainpoor. The industry is worth 40 billion Australian dollars nationally and AU$8 billion in Victoria alone. "We put a plan to the Premier, just before Christmas, where we're going to use purpose-built student accommodation, no cost to the Australian taxpayer," he told ABC Radio Melbourne. Health Department Secretary Brendan Murphy on Monday warned the international border would remain largely closed throughout 2021. Over 10,000 people have signed at the time of writing. "I think it's reasonable that many students will not be coming back this year because it's for the local [community's] safety, and for the overseas students' safety and health," she told the ABC. The ABC has approached the NSW Government for comment and the Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge declined to comment. "We've still got people struggling to get home, or even if every Aussie who wanted to come home had already made it home, there is a huge capacity issue here," he said. Australians, please have some empathy, Sign this petition please! But we want to do so based on the best expert medical advice.". In December, Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory brought back about 70 international students via a pilot program. International students are struggling for there right by registering a petition for the exemption for international students. have argued that the Australian government is not doing enough to facilitate the return of international students. "In November, the decision was made to move the pilot to early 2021 to ensure the safety of South Australians, the ongoing repatriation of Australians, and the safe arrival of students," the spokesperson said. "High school students cannot go to school. The first flight carrying 63 international students to return to Australia landed in Darwin on. International Student started this petition to Scott Morrison (Prime Minister of Australia) Over 10,000 people have signed at the time of writing. "These are empty apartments that have got their own kitchens and en suite bathrooms, and all the logistics would be handled as per the usual quarantine hotel situation, so yes, it can be done.". She's recently completed her entire first year of university from her family's living room in her hometown of Qingdao in China. Charlotte Duanmu, who is studying a bachelor of media degree at RMIT University, said she didn't want to complete her final year online and it was challenging to do the course without having access to university equipment. The industry is worth 40 billion Australian dollars nationally and AU$8 billion in Victoria alone. "I made some comments about international students [on Monday] and I'm sure some in that sector have not liked me being pretty frank and honest about this," he said. An official petition to Australian lawmakers urging them to exempt international students from border closures has received nearly 3,000 signatures, citing … PM says Government will 'see how things play out' with international borders, This $100 million student block has a pool hall, cinema and rooftop city views. Over 60,000 students departed NSW, 56,824 left Victoria, resulting in an overwhelming loss of revenue and costing hundreds of jobs. Thousands of international students have signed a petition addressed to the House of Representatives calling for their exemption from Australia’s COVID-19 travel border restrictions. The petition also appeals for travel exemptions for international students not just for their future, but also for the recovery of Australia’s economy. “International students suffer terribly from the travel ban,” the petition reads. Australia closed its borders to all non-citizens and non-residents on March 20, 2020. "We are as anxious to see international students return to Australia as they are to come back. Help International Students return to Australia before 2021! Thousands of people have signed a parliamentary petition calling on Australia to give travel exemptions to international students and allow them to enter the "Universities well understand the frustration and anxiety felt by international students who are unable to return to Australia to continue or complete their studies," acting chief executive Anne-Marie Lansdown said. “International students are willing to quarantine, obey any rules and pay all the fees,” the petition added. Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for the Australian government to allow international students back into the country. Please allow international students, who do not have online lessons and urgently need to enter Australia to study, to go back to their schools and continue their education on a voluntary basis,” it read. reported via The Australian that Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will approach the National Cabinet with a proposal to create a separate quota for student arrivals within the state’s hotel quarantine system. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), The university sector has a 'dirty secret', Live: Biden prepares to be sworn in, Trump set to leave White House, Fresh off Capitol riots, a tense Washington DC wakes to inauguration day, The @POTUS Twitter account has 33.3 million followers. Spokespeople for the Victorian and South Australian governments said the states were working closely with the education sector and the Federal Government to welcome international students back to the state "when it is safe to do so". According to the petition, many university students are struggling with the “bad quality” of online lessons. SYDNEY (Reuters) - An official petition to Australian lawmakers urging them to exempt international students from border closures has received nearly 3,000 signatures, citing "bad … "My grade point average has dropped so much, because it's that difficult to fully [study] online, and also I'm more tired all the time," she told the ABC. 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An official petition to Australian lawmakers urging them to exempt international students from border closures has received nearly 3,000 signatures, citing "bad quality" online lessons and lack of schooling for some. In an interview with Joe Hildebrand, Honeywood said Andrews has floated the idea, but no one knows when or if it’ll eventuate. "We can only use our own equipment, but most of us only have a phone or maybe a small camera and we don't have … professional equipment, which is really awful," she said. “This pandemic has a global impact, however other universities around the world has (sic) made a clear response as to whether students would return except for Australia. said 30% (nearly 164,000) of Australia’s 542,106 student visa holders were stuck outside the country on Jan. 10, 2021; at least 12,740 student visa holders who left Australia were from India, the second-largest source of international students to Australia. SYDNEY: An official petition to Australian lawmakers urging them to exempt international students from border closures has received nearly 3,000 … “International students are willing to quarantine, obey any rules and pay all the fees. More than 60 international students arrived in the Northern Territory (NT) in December 2020 as part of a pilot program, becoming the first students to enter Australia in March. Keep reasonable restrictions, ask for covid-19 negative certificates. "But I think many students will feel very disappointed. Because the Prime Minister [Scott Morrison] has indicated that quarantine is a state government responsibility, and that the chief medical officers in each state have suddenly become de-facto premiers in many cases, then … unfortunately the federal government can, when they choose to, wash their hands of this,” he said. Zhan Huang, a former international student in Melbourne, is among a group people who have launched a petition to the Australian Parliament asking for a travel-ban exemption for international students. https://t.co/3Rqd40KK0s#LetUsBackToAus #bringusbaktoaus @OpenAcademics #AcademicChatter #Australia, — Soumyadeep Das (@_soumyadeepdas) January 17, 2021. Details of other pilot programmes to bring international students back to Australia have yet to be finalised. "We're not tourists, we are students. "I think [returning] 20,000 or 30,000 international students this year is going to be really hard, up to the point of, I don't think we can do that.". "High school students cannot go to school. “High school students cannot go to school. The Oxford vaccine is now available. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. In an interview with Joe Hildebrand, Honeywood said Andrews has floated the idea, but no one knows when or if it’ll eventuate. International students launch campaign to return to Australia amid border closures Newzpick. But in a Zoom meeting, I felt quite nervous and … people don't want to say many things.". "I think face to face is really important because you can [connect with] the teacher and your classmates, you will feel really active. For latest updates on an emergency-level bushfire in Darradup, north-east of Augusta in WA, search on ABC Emergency or or find your local ABC radio station, Follow our live coverage ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden as the next US president. A South Australian Government spokesperson said they were planning to work with the state's three public universities and the Federal Government to return international students to the state as part of a pilot program. Thousands of international students have signed a petition addressed to the House of Representatives calling for their exemption from Australia’s COVID-19 travel border restrictions. Despite students’ eagerness to return to Australia, Australian government data shows that thousands of international students are still locked out of the country. Many universities, TAFEs and colleges are now planning or already delivering the classes online which make sense due to the current situation. He added that New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian had proposed a similar scheme but later backed down when the northern beaches cluster emerged. The Department of Education, Skills and Employment said that the above data include a cohort of students who have finished their studies or are yet to start their studies. 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