August 3, 2009

Scandals Lead to Promises of Reform in Australian International Education

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Indians living in Australia stage a protest in Melbourne in May, demanding that the Australian government and police do more to protect Indian students against violence.

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Indians living in Australia stage a protest in Melbourne in May, demanding that the Australian government and police do more to protect Indian students against violence.

By Shailaja Neelakantan

New Delhi

Little has gone right for Australia's higher-education system this year.

This spring a series of brutal attacks on Indian students enrolled in Australian higher-education institutions made international headlines, fraying the once vibrant relationship between the two countries.

Then last month, an investigation by an Australian television station claimed foreign students have been ripped off to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars by hundreds of allegedly shady vocational