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Chinese students at Curtin University in Perth during a graduation photoshoot. Source: AAP

A new report is warning Australian universities are enrolling an unsustainable number of foreign students, in particular Chinese, putting institutions' financial viability at risk.


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A new report is warning Australian universities are enrolling an unsustainable number of foreign students, in particular Chinese, putting institutions' financial viability at risk.



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