If you can’t support yourselves, you can make your way to your home countries : PM on International students and visitors

After meeting with National Cabinet on Friday, Australian PM Morrison said, those in australia who can not support themselves, “there is the alternative for them to return to their home countries”.

“Australia must focus on its citizens and its residents to ensure that we can maximise the economic supports that we have,” he said.

There will be opportunities for bagpackers who are nurse and health workers having critical skills.

Out of 500,000 international students in Australia , most of them have lost their jobs.

As much as it’s lovely to have visitors to Australia in good times, at times like this, if you are a visitor in this country, it is time … to make your way home.”

The Council of International Students Australia (CISA) said the comments from the Prime Minister had left a lot of students with no hope.

“Due to lockdown enforcement in many countries, lots of international students are not able to [return home] at the moment, leaving them struggling everyday,” the council said in a statement.

“Government is forgetting to consider things as their life here, education and if their visa will get extended.

“Because at the end when the COVID-19 passes and we start to get back to our routine, Australia will start marketing its education sector again.

This week, Charles Darwin University launched a COVID-19 Student Assistance Grant program, which offers up to $2,000 to all domestic and international students in financial hardship.