Students in Australia recommend not to come to Australia

The normal life in Australia has been halted since March and there is no date on when its opening back up. And while permanent residents and citizens are protected by the government with different schemes and funds, international students do not have that luxury.

Australia is a popular destination for students from Nepal, India and China. But, the Australian government has completely ignored over five hundred thousand students. The Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, told students to return home if they could not support themselves.

Because of the mistreatment, hundreds of students have told their friends back home not to choose Australia for their further studies.

One international student, Renata said she realized she had to leave Australia as soon as possible because of her mistreatment in the Australian job market.

Another international students said that he felt:

hopeless, lonely, wronged and without any support after five years paying my taxes and being part of the community.

On a survey conducted by by UTS and the UNSW, over 59% students mentioned that they would not recommend Australia as a place to study. They were majorly unimpressed with Australia’s treatment of them during these harsh times. On a separate survey by UnionNSW, over 60% of 5000, have lost their jobs since March and have no money to pay for rent and groceries.