Student visas a way to get Australian residency

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Updated July 30, 2009 11:39:51

Education is Australia's third largest export - worth around $AUD15 billion each year - but for overseas students it is also a way of gaining residency in Australia.

Australia's immigration programme is largely based on a points system and some occupations score more points, making it easier to settle in Australia. However the economic downturn, combined with recent attacks on foreign students and others being cheated, means Australia's standing as an education destination is under threat.

Presenter: Michael Cavanagh
Speakers: Gautam Gupta, spokesman for the Federation of Indian Students of Australia; Simon Crean, Australian Trade Minister; Maurene Horder, Chief Executive Officer for the Migration Institute of Australia

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