Whoa. Australia has just closed its border to everyone from mainland China except Australian citizens and permanent residents and their immediate families. 10% of university students in Australia are international students from China.
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At University of Sydney, Chinese student fees account for 23% of the university's revenue: https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/chinese-students-have-already-stopped-coming-coming-to-australia-20190821-p52jhf … More info on border restrictions here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-01/australians-told-not-to-travel-to-china-due-to-coronavirus/11920742 …
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Monash (my alma mater and Australia's largest uni) has already pushed back the start of semester from 2 March to 9 March, and all classes will be online only for the first week.https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/unprecedented-all-monash-students-ordered-to-stay-away-until-mid-march-to-counter-coronavirus-20200131-p53wnk.html …
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To clarify, ABC (linked above) says that the new measures will "deny entry to Australia for people who have left or transited through mainland China from today." So Chinese nationals who are currently elsewhere should be OK to enter (though I imagine many are home for CNY) while
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anyone currently in China won't be able to come to Australia unless they're a citizen/PR/immediate family, whether they're Chinese or British or Indian. Other news sources are reporting it differently though so check for updates!
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Jinghua Qian je proslijedio/a tweet korisnika/ceNathan Ruser
There are reports of Chinese international students being turned back upon landing in Australia - see
@Nrg8000https://twitter.com/Nrg8000/status/1223526318978916353 …Jinghua Qian je dodan/na,
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Btw the academic year starts late Feb/early March in Australia, so it's nearly start of semester. Sorry I forgot non-Australians wouldn't know this!
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China is also the largest source of visitors to Australia, with over 1.43 million Chinese visitors spending $12 billion last financial year.
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What rights will people have if they can't return to work because of this, especially if they're casuals?
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Confusion at Sydney airport today - a 40-year-old Australian citizen was told on landing that his 70+ mother didn't count as "immediate family" and had to fly back or face detention. What a mess.
@smh reportshttps://www.smh.com.au/national/very-confused-tired-families-split-as-travel-ban-prompts-airport-chaos-20200202-p53x02.html …1 reply 11 proslijeđenih tweetova 8 korisnika označava da im se sviđaPrikaži ovu nit
@unionsaustralia What can you do for people who lose their jobs because they can't return? I imagine there'd be a lot of casual workers in this situation.
Čini se da učitavanje traje već neko vrijeme.
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