Education Minister Jason Clare says he “never” received advice which indicated a “chilliness” in the relationship between Australia and China through the drop in international students from China.
“I never received advice that indicated that some of the chilliness in the relationship over the last few years had led to fewer students coming here,” he told Sky News Australia.
“There’s still been a demand, but I think that if you couldn’t get here to study it’s one of the reasons not to study at an Australian university.
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