Transport Concessions
Terror Down Under: Reasons for attacks on Indian students in Australia are complex
THE truth”, says Oscar Wilde, “is rarely pure, and never simple”. This is especially true in the case of the recent spate of attacks on Indian students that are being attributed to a mix of racism and opportunism in Australia.
Most incidents of “curry bashing” (South Asians are called “curries” in Australia) are occurring in Melbourne, a sprawling cosmopolitan metropolis that is home to some 140 nationalities from the world over who speak in over 120 different languages.
Foreign Students: Cite Universitaire a cote de la Yarra?
Foreign students: Cite Universitaire a cote de la Yarra?
Michael R. James writes:
Government to Tackle Research Workforce Challenges
Postgrads and international students take to streets on concession fares
Rally for transport concessions for international students in NSW
Sat, 2009-08-29 16:33 — Nigel PalmerRally for transport concessions for international students - this week!
Rally for Fair Fares for international and postgraduate students
Sat, 2009-08-29 16:20 — Nigel PalmerRally for transport concessions for international and postgraduate students - this week!
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into International Student Welfare
[From the Senate Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations website]
On 17 June 2009 the Senate referred the following matters to the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee for inquiry and report: