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ABSTRACT
In 2019, the Australian Government introduced a new post-study work rights policy as a lever to attract international students to study and work in regional Australia. The aim of this paper is to explore the potential implications of the new policy and consider factors which may impact it from realising the intended benefits. An analysis of historical international student enrolment and post-study work rights data for three regions in Australia was conducted to make assumptions about potential growth in those three regions brought by the new policy. This illustrated that while regions are regularly homogenised in policy discourse, there are a variety of complex place-based factors that may impact the success of the policy such as local employment industries, institutional growth profile and community engagement. It recommends that tertiary education leaders undertake comprehensive place-based planning to support the intended outcomes of the policy change to be realised and sustainable.
Supplementary material
Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2022.2112540
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Notes
1. A primary applicant is the person who must satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a visa under the Migration Regulations. Secondary applicants are generally a dependant of the primary applicant and have not been included in this analysis.