Commentary: International students from China risk being scapegoats for Australia’s housing crisis

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Commentary: International students from China risk being scapegoats for Australia’s housing crisis
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There are negative sentiments towards international students in Australia, with some claiming these students threaten local housing security, says this academic.

that international students - particularly from China - will now “flood” back to Australia. It is claimed this will push up already high rents for scarce housing in our major cities.Australia’s ongoing housing crisis

The announcement was made less than two weeks before the start of the university year. It left students and institutions rushing to make sense of the change.” are about to arrive in Australia as a result. This has heightened fears about their impact on rents. Lately we are seeing negative sentiment on social media towards international students in Australian cities. Some claim these students pose a risk to local housing security. For example, one post reads: “Australia more interested in housing overseas students in high rise dog boxes than in its own residents.”

Australia’s housing crisis is being widely reported on Chinese social media. Students are actively talking about difficulties with accommodation and are worried about arriving without first securing a bed. One student’s post directed towards the Chinese government, “Are you asking us to sleep under the Sydney Harbour Bridge?”, attracted hundreds of reactions.

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