After the third hearing on the ESOS bill Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for Higher Education, has said that the more that is revealed about this bill, the bigger a train wreck it is.
As stated by Senator Mehreen Faruqi:
"It's crystal clear the opposition to this chaotic and reckless bill is pretty universal.
"The government is hell bent on strangling the higher education sector in their bullish attempt to achieve a migration outcome which has absolutely nothing to do with international education.
"The higher education sector will be collateral damage in this race to the bottom on migration between Labor and the Liberals.
"Gaping holes in the caps, perverse outcomes, uncertainties, unknown inconsistencies and a lack of consultation are just some of the flaws that make this bill and the whole policy process a complete mess.
"The government must scrap the caps, immediately get rid of Ministerial Direction 107 and go back to the drawing board."
