According to DFAT, education is Australia's biggest services export category - ahead of tourism¹, and contributing more than $37B to the Australian economy² (20

According to DFAT, education is Australia's biggest services export category - ahead of tourism¹, and contributing more than $37B to the Australian economy² (2019). Although tertiary education here is not free to residents, domestic students receive significant subsidies relative to international students. A lot of my friends here in Australia are uncomfortable with the potential effects of this on domestic education outcomes, and certainly allowing certain students to cheat is going to reduce the value of a degree to those who are genuinely trying to bootstrap their career. ¹ https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/trade-investment/business-envoy/Pages/march-2020/new-opportunities-australian-education-services-exports-under-ia-cepa-simon-lacey-senior-lecturer-institute-international-trade-university-adelaide https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/trade-investme... ² https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2019/11/australias-37-6b-international-student-export-con/ https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2019/11/australias-37-6b-in...