With rents in Australia on the rise, more international students are taking an extreme measure to cut costs – sharing beds with...
“To not have even a peaceful place to sleep and relax while I study feels terrible,” she told SBS News.
If the survey is representative of the more than 700,000 international students in Australia in December 2019, it would equate to about 22,750 students hot-bedding, the university said in its report.Before the pandemic, student visa holders could work up to 40 hours a fortnight. But in January 2022, that cap was removed to allow them to fill vacancies that opened up during the pandemic.
According to news.com.au, an international student earning an hourly minimum wage of A$21.38 could earn up to A$1,026.24 per fortnight, based on the 48-hour cap, or A$513.12 a week.
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