This inquiry will explore the challenges and opportunities presented to Australia’s tourism and international education sectors since the reopening of Australia’s borders.

The purpose of this background paper is to give context and detail to the international education component of the inquiry. This paper outlines 7 themes that consider some of the issues and challenges facing the international education sector. Each theme has a series of questions to be considered prior to the roundtable public hearing.

While the breadth of the inquiry includes education and tourism, given the complexity of the international education landscape, this paper is restricted to identifying issues and themes associated with international education only.