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Shadow Warrior: "I'm Indian living in Melbourne, I'm concerned"
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- Digging deeper, racism seems a convenient but inaccurate excuse for problems. Disinformation conspires with social and economic factors, compounded by the absence of a concerted effort to accommodate the new visitors, and points to a systemic problem that finds its roots back in India.
Many students relate accounts of unscrupulous education agents wooing hapless students Down Under with the promise of safe streets, cheap living, unlimited work rights and abundant opportunities. The reality is far less alluring. Many tell of brokers misrepresenting the courses offered and the fees incurred, of coming to Melbourne to enrol in colleges staffed by unqualified teachers who accept kickbacks for an upgrade of marks.
- Digging deeper, racism seems a convenient but inaccurate excuse for problems. Disinformation conspires with social and economic factors, compounded by the absence of a concerted effort to accommodate the new visitors, and points to a systemic problem that finds its roots back in India.
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