Instead of being permitted to enter the country from December 1st, international students are staying put until least the 15th, prompting them to look elsewhere.
It's another blow for international Students planning to study abroad and Australian Universities who rely heavily on their income.
The federal government is pressing pause on the reopening of Australia's borders to international skilled and student cohorts by another two weeks.
The decision came in the wake of the World Health Organisation's global alert about the new COVID-19 variant Omicron.
Data from the Department of Education, Skills and Employment earlier this year, shows universities across Australia experienced a steep decline in the number of enrolments and course commencements in 2021.
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