International student propaganda enters Twilight Zone

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Universities Australia, the peak body for the higher education sector, continues to pump out propaganda against the federal government’s efforts to lower international student numbers.

Over recent months, we have seen Universities Australia release propaganda about Australia’s fantastical education exports,

Universities Australia has also claimed that international students do not have a material impact on the rental market, which was categorically debunked.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.