Australian gov’t to help students affected by colleges collapse (People’s Daily)

The Australian government will waive fees from January 1, 2010, for as many as 4,700 students reapplying to study at new institutions after 12 colleges collapsed, Immigration Minister Chris Evans announced on Monday. International students crippled by a spate of college foreclosures this year will be exempt from paying 540 Australian dollars (about 499 U.S. dollars) visa fees to stay on in ...