By Innes Willox, Chief Executive, Australian Industry Group

As published in The Australian, 9 September 2024

The furious response to the potential introduction of caps on international students has certainly been hard to miss. Our universities are very good at advocacy as you would expect from highly capable organisations run by highly capable people. 

But these voices need to be balanced with others in what is a complex and multi-faceted debate. The key question is whether we think the key role of our universities should be to educate Australians, or do they serve a broader purpose?