Petition Debate - Make transport concessions available to all students in NSW
Summary
TLDR新南威尔士州议会正在进行一场辩论,讨论是否应将旅行优惠扩展到所有学生,包括国际学生和兼职学生。绿党代表提出了一项请愿书,该请愿书得到了21,6名新南威尔士州居民的支持,他们主张结束对这些学生群体的歧视。国际学生和兼职学生对新南威尔士州经济有重大贡献,但目前他们面临着高昂的交通、住房和生活成本。尽管存在预算压力,但政府被敦促重新考虑其立场,并认识到为这些学生提供旅行优惠的紧迫性。议会成员强调了国际学生对文化多样性、创新研究以及与其他国家建立关系的重要性,并指出他们通常没有车辆,依赖公共交通。目前,新南威尔士州是唯一没有为国际学生提供任何形式交通优惠的州。议会成员表示,尽管当前预算环境下无法扩展旅行优惠,但他们愿意在未来就此问题进行合作。
Takeaways
- 📝 议员代表绿党提出,新南威尔士州的所有学生,包括国际学生,应获得旅行优惠,以结束现有的歧视现象。
- 🗣️ 21,6名新南威尔士州居民支持这一提案,强调旅行优惠的公平性对于学生至关重要。
- 💰 国际学生和兼职学生对新南威尔士州经济有显著贡献,包括税收、商品服务税和高额学费。
- 🚍 公共交通成本上升,对经济压力大的学生群体(包括国际学生)构成了额外的负担。
- 🎓 许多现任政府部长在大学时期曾支持旅行优惠,现在应继续支持这一政策。
- ⚖️ 2006年,新南威尔士州行政法庭裁定,不为全额支付海外大学生提供公共交通优惠违反了反歧视法。
- 👥 国际学生和兼职学生面临的财务压力与全职学生相同,他们应获得相同的旅行优惠。
- 🏛️ 政府认识到国际学生的价值,但目前由于预算压力,无法立即提供旅行优惠。
- 🌐 国际学生不仅对教育部门有经济贡献,还促进了国际关系和创新。
- 🏢 国际学生在新南威尔士州的租房市场中占比约4%,不应将住房短缺归咎于他们。
- 📉 政府面临的预算挑战和经济压力意味着目前无法扩展旅行优惠至国际学生,但未来可能会考虑。
Q & A
新南威尔士州的旅行优惠为何对所有学生都很重要?
-新南威尔士州的旅行优惠对所有学生都很重要,因为它们可以减轻学生的经济压力,特别是对于国际学生和兼职学生,他们面临着高昂的学费、住宿费和日常生活费用。此外,旅行优惠可以促进教育的公平性,结束目前存在的歧视现象。
为什么说新南威尔士州政府忽视旅行优惠的公平性是不可接受的?
-新南威尔士州政府忽视旅行优惠的公平性是不可接受的,因为许多现任部长在大学时期曾是学生领袖,他们曾积极参与支持旅行优惠的活动。现在作为政府官员,他们有责任和机会结束对国际学生和兼职学生的不公平待遇。
国际学生和兼职学生对新南威尔士州经济有何贡献?
-国际学生和兼职学生对新南威尔士州经济有显著贡献。他们支付税费、GST和高额学费,同时他们的消费也促进了当地经济的发展。此外,他们通过工作填补了零售和服务业的职位空缺,对经济和社会都产生了积极影响。
为什么说对国际学生和兼职学生不提供旅行优惠是歧视性的?
-2006年,悉尼大学研究生协会曾将新南威尔士州政府告上法庭,挑战不向全额支付海外大学生提供优惠公共交通服务的歧视性政策。新南威尔士行政法庭裁定这一政策违反了反歧视法。因此,不向这些学生提供旅行优惠确实构成歧视。
新南威尔士州政府如何回应旅行优惠的歧视问题?
-面对旅行优惠的歧视问题,当时的新南威尔士州工党政府并没有消除交通管理法中的歧视,而是将交通管理法从反歧视法中豁免,从而继续维持不对国际学生提供旅行优惠的政策。
为什么说国际学生和兼职学生面临财务压力?
-国际学生和兼职学生面临财务压力,因为他们需要支付高额的学费、房租和其他生活费用。此外,许多学生可能需要额外的工作来支持自己的学习和生活,这增加了他们的压力。
新南威尔士州政府如何支持国际学生?
-新南威尔士州政府通过提供Opal网络的公共交通服务的定额补贴来支持国际学生,尽管这并不能完全解决他们的财务压力,但这是一种帮助。政府还强调了国际学生对社区和经济的重要性,并表示愿意听取和考虑改善他们待遇的提议。
为什么说国际学生对新南威尔士州的教育和经济至关重要?
-国际学生对新南威尔士州的教育和经济至关重要,因为他们不仅为大学带来学费收入,还通过工作和消费为当地经济做出贡献。他们还促进了文化多样性和国际关系,有助于建立国家间的长期伙伴关系。
为什么新南威尔士州政府目前无法为国际学生和兼职学生提供旅行优惠?
-新南威尔士州政府目前无法为国际学生和兼职学生提供旅行优惠,主要是因为预算压力和经济挑战。政府需要优先考虑改善公共交通服务的频率、可靠性和韧性,同时确保对固定和低收入人群的公共交通补贴。
新南威尔士州政府如何计划解决旅行优惠问题?
-新南威尔士州政府计划通过参与独立定价和监管法庭(IPART)关于Opal票价的审查过程来解决旅行优惠问题。一旦IPART确定了新的票价结构,政府可能会有更多的空间来考虑如何提供新的优惠。
为什么说国际学生在争取旅行优惠的斗争中扮演了重要角色?
-国际学生在争取旅行优惠的斗争中扮演了重要角色,因为他们是政策影响的直接受益者。他们通过发起和支持请愿活动,展示了对改善自己和未来学生待遇的承诺。此外,他们的勇气和努力对于推动社会和政策变革至关重要。
Outlines
🗣️ 议会辩论:学生交通优惠
新南威尔士州的议员在辩论中强烈支持为所有学生提供交通优惠,特别是国际学生和兼职学生。他指出,许多现任政府部长曾在大学时支持此类优惠,现在他们有责任实现这一变革。该议员批评现政府对国际学生的待遇,尤其是在交通和生活成本方面的不公,并强调解决这一问题的迫切性。
📜 教育部长发言:国际学生的价值
教育部长在议会中表达了对国际学生的赞赏,强调他们为新南威尔士州带来的文化多样性和经济贡献。尽管面临预算压力,使得扩展交通优惠面临挑战,他仍希望能找到解决方案。部长批评了针对国际学生的一些负面舆论,并重申了他们在租赁市场中的影响有限,强调政策失误是住房问题的主因。
🌍 悉尼议员支持国际学生
悉尼的议员呼吁公平对待国际学生,确保他们能够获得基本的交通服务。她详细描述了国际学生对新南威尔士州经济的巨大贡献,包括教育、租赁市场和消费支出。议员提出,考虑到国际学生的经济贡献和社会影响,应给予他们与其他学生相同的交通优惠。
🚌 辩论关于公共交通优惠的持续
在关于交通优惠政策的持续辩论中,一个议员强调了国际学生对社会和经济的贡献。他指出,虽然目前的政策允许学生获得一定的交通优惠,但国际学生和兼职学生仍然面临不公平的待遇。他提到,尽管有压力,但必须考虑更广泛的公共服务支持和维护的问题。
🏛️ 议会响应学生交通优惠请愿
许多议员在会议上表达了对增加学生交通优惠的支持,尤其是为国际学生和兼职学生。尽管州政府面临预算和经济压力,他们承认改善公共交通系统的必要性,以及为最需要的人群提供支持。此外,讨论了通过独立定价和监管机构来评估交通费用,以寻求在预算限制下的解决方案。
📣 结束对国际学生的差别待遇
在对交通优惠政策的最后辩论中,一名议员呼吁结束对国际学生和兼职学生的歧视。他强调,为未来的国际学生争取变革是必要的。
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Keywords
💡旅行优惠
💡国际学生
💡兼职学生
💡生活成本
💡歧视
💡经济贡献
💡预算压力
💡公共交通
💡政策改革
💡学生签证
💡公平性
Highlights
新南威尔士州的绿党代表提出了一项请愿书,要求为所有学生提供旅行优惠,以结束对国际学生的歧视。
国际学生和兼职学生对新南威尔士州经济的贡献是显著的,他们支付税费、商品服务税和高额学费。
国际学生和兼职学生面临的生活成本压力与所有学生一样,包括交通、住房和日常必需品的费用。
2006年,悉尼大学研究生协会曾将新南威尔士州政府告上法庭,挑战其对国际学生的歧视性政策。
当时的工党政府并未消除交通管理法中的歧视,而是将该法案从反歧视法中豁免。
国际学生因兼职工作、照顾责任或残疾而无法全职学习,他们同样面临财务压力。
新南威尔士州副州长委员会和多所大学及其学生组织支持为国际学生和兼职学生提供旅行优惠。
新南威尔士州交通部长曾表示,当前的交通优惠模式已经过时且不公平。
国际学生对澳大利亚的文化多样性、经验和知识贡献巨大,对建立国家间伙伴关系至关重要。
国际教育是新南威尔士州的第二大出口产业,对经济至关重要。
国际学生在澳大利亚面临签证问题,这不公平地影响了新南威尔士州的一些大学。
国际学生在新南威尔士州租房市场中所占比例约为4%,将住房短缺归咎于他们的说法被夸大了。
新南威尔士州政府目前因预算压力无法扩展交通优惠至国际学生和兼职学生。
尽管无法立即提供更多优惠,但政府未来可能会与倡导者合作解决这一重要问题。
独立定价和监管法庭(IPART)将审查Opal票价,并在2024年6月提供报告,届时将有公众听证会。
请愿者和倡导者被鼓励参与IPART流程,为未来可能的交通优惠提供意见。
国际学生和兼职学生争取旅行优惠的斗争尚未结束,将继续争取他们的权利。
Transcripts
now the question is that the the house
take note of the debate and I call the
member for new
town thank you speaker I rise on behalf
of the greens and thank the
21,6 residents of New South Wales who
have raised their voices and given their
support for making travel concessions
available to all students in New South
Wales to present this petition to the
house and offer my L held support for
the idea that travel concession fairness
and an end to the Discrimination that is
currently existing in New South Wales
when it comes to travel concessions is
something that absolutely can no longer
be ignored by this New South Wales labor
government particularly because this New
South Wales labor government is known to
have more ex student leaders from
universities that would have joined
campus petitions and actions in support
of travel concessions when they were on
University campuses and they are now the
minister for transport the minister for
housing the treasurer I believe there
are many many many student leaders that
are now ministers in this government and
have stood for years and years decades
in support of travel concessions for
international students today transport
concessions are now more than ever
costing a fortune for people who are
studying the cost of Transport the cost
of housing Food daily Essentials is at
an astronomical level and with many
facing a crisis students are often
facing cost of living stresses that are
higher and bigger ger than ever before
and I want to acknowledge that it is no
easy feat to get a petition debate in
this chamber and you'll note those on
the other side really don't want to
listen because they're feeling very
uncomfortable about the fact that they
know that the right and just thing to do
is to deliver transport concessions for
international students but no when
they're in opposition they say they love
it when they're in student politics they
say they love it but when they get into
the government and they can finally make
decisions ooh it might cost a little bit
too much well let's just have a look at
the costs that are here and what is
available let us just look at the fact
that we know that the contribution that
International students and part-time
students make to the economy of New
South Wales is significant International
students and part-time students they pay
tax they pay GST they pay astronomical
student fees to be able to study and we
know that part-time students even if
they are citizens of this country often
often are not in a position to be able
to study full-time because of the
financial pressures on them because of
their caring responsibilities because
their students with disabilities why
should those students be discriminated
against and I use the term
discriminatory very carefully because in
2006 and yes I was also a student
politician and I was the president of
the Sydney University postgraduate
Association and the Sydney University
postgraduate Association took the New
South Wales government to the
enat to the tribunal to challenge the
discriminatory policy that held and the
the the New South Wales administrative
decisions tribunal held that and I quote
the longstanding policy of not providing
full fee paying overseas University
students with concessional travel on
public transport services contravenes
the anti-discrimination act it is
discrimination so what does the then
labor government do oh no they don't
move to to get rid of the Discrimination
in the transport Administration act they
carve out the transport Administration
act from the anti-discrimination ACT
they exempt the transport act from the
Discrimination Act so that they can keep
not allowing travel concessions to be
paid by be accessed by International
students more and more students are
forced to reduce Ru their study because
of part-time workloads we need to
recognize that it is not just
International students but also
part-time students who need to pick up
an extra shift in their retail or
Hospitality job or have caring
responsibilities who are also facing
these Financial pressures it is not just
the students that are in the chamber
today that are calling for this
2,061 residents of New South Wales
supported it and the minister for
transport who I note is in the chamber
and I appreciate her being in the
chamber for this debate will know that
it wasn't just students that are calling
for this as well in fact the New South
Wales Vice Chancellor's committee wrote
to the minister in support of part-time
student and international student travel
concessions universities across New
South Wales and their student
organizations are in support of this
change in fact indeed the New South
Wales transport Minister herself who as
I noted was also a University of Sydney
uh student president at one point in
time only a few years ago in a private
member statement in this chamber
addressed us and said that the current
model of Transport concessions is
outdated and unfair and called for a
system of public transport concessions
that addresses the injustices of
international students and part-time
students I acknowledge that the trans
Min is supportive of that and I hope
call the
member Madam Deputy speaker uh I'm
rising to speak on this as Minister
responsible for tertiary education in
New South Wales uh the minister for
transport will also be responding uh to
the petition and talking a little bit
more about um the the cost pressures on
the system and uh and some of the actual
issues around uh the transport
concessions and the way they work uh
from my point of view I want to um
emphasize for our International students
how much new South Bales appreciates
them uh we we very much appreciate the
international students who come into our
community who bring with them them their
cultural diversity who bring with them
their experiences and often take back
home to their own country a knowledge
and uh of Australia which is incredibly
useful in developing the Partnerships
between our countries it's something
that I think is important to um
highlight at the moment because uh there
is a number of issues which are
affecting International students in
Australia at the moment which I think
are somewhat negative and uh and some um
some publicity around them which uh
which I think U needs to be addressed
with um with government talking about uh
why we do value the presence of
international students in Australia I've
come back to that of course the minister
of Transport uh and um uh the member for
cesn I believe from the government point
of view will talk a little bit about uh
the way that we support uh students at
the moment and uh and the reason why
while I think we would very much like to
be able to extend transport concessions
uh there are cost pressures on and
budget pressures that make that
difficult at the moment uh so it is
something which does have a significant
cost which I'm sure we'll hear more
about later but of course International
students and part-time students are able
to access the capping the capped amounts
for are the opal Network for public
transport in New South Wales which is
helpful um but I absolutely acknowledge
that cost of living pressures apply just
as much to International students as
they do to every other student uh and
that goes through from the cost of food
and accommodation but what I wanted to
uh one of the things which I really
wanted to highlight here is that um
we've seen some recent uh um discussion
in media which seeks to blame
International students for things like
housing shortages and uh and I think
that's completely overblown as somebody
who thinks that it is really important
that we do have international students
in New South Wales I want to express my
support for the students who are coming
back to New South Wales particularly
after the co disruptions that we s to
that um International students according
to the property Council and the student
accommodation council's recent report
make up about 4% of the rental market uh
so it's hard to say that that's a driver
the real driver of of accommodation
problems in New South Wales in Australia
is poor policy over many years and a
failure to plan and uh and I think that
it's important for us not to be putting
the blame onto people who actually have
no uh say over those issues um as I said
we very much value the contribution
International students make I I remember
visiting a Chinese Mining Company in one
of my previous portfolios in a previous
Incarnation and um and and being and
meeting somebody who' studied in
Australia and that really helped their
understanding of how Australia worked
and how the links could be uh brought
together uh so that's really important
and from the point of view of the New
South Wales economy International uh
education educational exports are our
second biggest export from New South
Wales uh they are our biggest service
export they're absolutely vital and it
really concerns me as New South Wales
Minister responsible for tertiary
education that we're seeing uh some um
some uh Visa issues at the moment which
are which I think are unfairly impacting
on some of our universities in New South
Wales and unfairly impacting on some
countries that are are the source
countries for our International students
uh and I'd really like to see uh the
federal government while while I support
their uh moves to make sure that people
are coming for genuine educational
reasons that they um are not uh seeing
that carry across to our universities
which are excellent educational
institutions and carefully choose which
students are eligible to come to
Australia to make their contribution so
um I'm very sympathetic to the issues
that you're raising uh I um I think the
minister for transport will address them
in some more detail but I do thank uh
eia petition which enabled me to uh
address some other issues and uh and um
the uh the member opposite or uh for
bringing it along to the
Parliament and I call the member for
Sydney thank you very much um Madame
Deputy speaker I I want to join um other
members um in welcoming all of the
students here and thank them for their
leadership in getting this petition of
over 20,000 signatures to the parliament
it really demonstrates how this needs to
be on the agenda of the New South Wales
Parliament and thank the member for New
Town for sponsoring the petition and
speaking so strongly to it um and I want
to also welcome International students
to the state and to Sydney and to call
for their fair treatment in accessing
essential Transport Services the number
of international students enrolled in
New South Wales education institutions
has been growing since the pandemic and
reached over 220,000 in January
representing over a third of all
International students in Australia most
study in the city and in the inner South
International students are are a vital
part of our economy they spend billions
in student tuition fees providing the
main source of income for universities
vital to maintaining our world-class
tertiary education system the
contribution to the education sector is
of course more than just financial and
includes the New Perspectives and ideas
they bring to class by the virtue of
their diverse background fostering
Innovation and research and broadening
the knowledge of all other students
international student programs help
Foster international relations between
Australia and other countries many
graduates will go on to be leaders when
they return home and if they have
established relationships in Australia
it could help in political economic
trade and cultural negotiations
furthermore if students have a good
experience they are likely to return
with their friends and family for a
holiday or even hopefully immigrate to
Australia the economic benefits of
international students go beyond their
contribution to the education sector
the ABS calculated the overall
contribution to the New South Wales
economy at over $13 million last
Financial year as you know International
students work hard to fill jobs like in
the food and beverage cleaning and
deliveries and spend billions on rant
hospitality and Retail they all they
also significantly contribute to their
neighbors with areas around education
institutions vibrant making areas around
um education in institutions vibrant
places at night as International
students eat at local restaurants in my
electorate this is especially the case
in permont altimo hey market and the CBD
students come from across the globe
including from China India Brazil
Colombia and Indonesia my own husband
came to Australia as an international
student from Germany many International
students come from families who have
saved long and hard to give them the
opportunity to study overseas in
Australia in New South Wales in Sydney
some going into debt to do this students
who work are usually on the minimum wage
un Limited hours and much of their pay
is spent on the high rents and other
high living and student expenses they
are no more financially well off than
local students International students
rely on public transport to get them to
and from education work and social
activities they are unlikely to have
access to a car because of the rental
crisis if they are not successful in
securing student accommodation they
often live um far from their place of
Education yet New South Wales is the
only jurisdiction in the country that
does not offer any form of concession or
discounted transport to intern
International students requiring them to
pay full fairs last year opal fairs
increase on average by
3.7% the current adult weekly travel cap
of $50 is now double the concession cap
of
$25 as contrib to our economy our
society International students should be
no less eligible for travel concessions
than other students it is discrimination
to refuse them this basic subsidy the
city of Sydney recognizes the
significant value of international
students and recently passed a motion in
support of this petition and I
acknowledge the work of councelor Hy
William Chan on bringing that and also
the supportive of counselor Sylvia
Ellmore as well about 40% of all
education providers in the state are
located in the city of Sydney including
over 550 education establishments such
as universities vocational and
educational training providers and
English language intensive courses we
want Isel students to have a good
experience studying here and we would
and we should help them avoid hardship
in what is becoming one of the most
expensive cities to live the budget
costs could be modest especially after
counting the benefits International
students with a good experience bring to
our city I thank the students
representative council and the cityne
university postgraduate representative
Association for creating this petition
and the member for New Town for bringing
it to this house International students
provide a massive contribution to our
state and I hope the government
recognizes their contribution and
urgently extends transport concessions
to them I call the member for
SES thank you very much speaker and um I
to rise to um acknowledge uh the
wonderful contributions that
International students make um to
everything that happens around not just
our universities but our societies at
large and obviously we've spoken about
the soft diplomacy that flows on um when
our International students either spend
more time here and and end up being
leaders of our local community or
whether they go home and become leaders
in their local community and and become
a a nice link back to this country and
um in particular uh I uh I recognize
those students who have been through
Newcastle Unity University which is a
little bit closer to home for me because
I come from the hunter Valley and some
of those students have um had incredible
success in their working life um and
indeed one of them uh continues to make
significant contributions back into that
University now as an alumni and and to
uh fund scholarships which is just
fantastic and and
welcomed um obviously uh the nature of
the the the petition is seeking to
expand transport concessions to all
tertiary students including
International students and parttime home
students the current concession fair for
eligible tertiary students is set at 50%
of the adult fair and uh and also capped
at $50 per week on the opal public uh
transport Travel
network um this approach is consistent
in every state only the Northern
Territory offers part-time or remote
students access to concession fairs on
their public services in Darwin and
Dallas
Springs while they have been numerous
requests to extend the concession fair
to International students over the years
legislation has been in place for
decades in your souw that restricts full
fee paying students from accessing the
same concession Fair as domestic
students this is because they are
required to provide evidence indicating
that they have sufficient funds to cover
both their education and living costs as
part of their student visa
applications the principles underpinning
underpinning the public trans concession
system in New South Wales is to ensure
that the benefits of the concession
fairs are directed to those that are
transport disadvantaged Andor
experiencing financial hardship each
year millions of dollars in public
transport concessions are provided to
assist people in those types of
need currently those that benefit from
these public transport concessions
include children school students
domestic tertiary students sentin League
benefit beneficiaries seniors pensioners
people with disabilities Asylum Seekers
and War
veterans that includes specific support
for tertiary students studying on
Australian government scholarships
Asylum Seekers and part-time domestic
students with
disability the New South Wales
government significantly subsidizes
public transport
services and those who cannot access
travel concessions are able to access
the same opal benefits as other adult
New South Wes residents including
unlimited travel on the network kep at
$50 per
week however public transport concession
resources have to be targeted and
prioritized New South Wales is facing a
significant economic Challenge and the
state of the budget in New South Wales
has been left in a dire and perilous
state by the former
government indeed one of the things that
wasn't done by the previous government
or wasn't done properly uh was
maintenance of our
Services uh safety on our public
transport lines in some instances we had
International contracted trains that
don't fit the tracks some of them were
properly fitted out with a safety
portals that they needed and there are a
wide range of other problems with some
of those contracts which has added to
the perilous state of the New South
Wales
budget however I note that there is
currently work under Away by the
independent priceing and Regulatory
tribunal to review opal fairs the
independent priceing and Regulatory
tribunal is better known as
ipart ipart will be providing their
draft report on UOP fairs in June
2024 and we'll be holding a series of
public hearings that month to talk about
what they propose these hearings provide
all members of our community with an
opportunity to have their say on the
pricing of public transport fairs across
the opal
Network once iart have made their
determination on a new opal pricing
structure there may be more capacity to
consider where and how new concession
fairs could be offered and to that end I
would encourage petitioners and
Advocates to contribute to that iart
process we're looking for another
speaker before the minister minister in
reply thank you speaker no I think Jenny
replies but um I want to thank everyone
who has signed this petition in
particular thank the member for New Town
for bringing it to this house look I
really want to acknowledge the passion
and the strength of feeling amongst
those advocating for reform and I also
want to thank uh many members of this
place colleagues who have raised this
issue with me uh in recent weeks I also
acknowledge that International students
that tertiary students are experiencing
the same cost of living pressures uh
that we all are and uh that that that
places significant pressure uh on them
and the way that they need to study work
and live here in New South Wales as uh
the minister and the member for cesn
outlined our government is facing
significant budget pressures we were
elected with a one
$88.2 billion debt um and we have
increased we have increased pressure
with the reduction in GST revenue from
the Commonwealth grants commission look
these are difficult times with difficult
choices and in transport um we inherited
a mess A system that was failing
passengers it was failing everyone and
so at this time our Focus does need to
be on improving those services on
expanding the frequency and reliability
of transport services and the resilience
of our Network now that is to the
benefit of everybody and we need to make
sure in particular uh we are supporting
our Frontline workers to provide is
essential public transport and other
services that we all rely on now speaker
the rationale for the approach for
international students concessions is
that under immigration requirements
International tertiary students are
required to demonstrate they have enough
funds to support both their tuition and
living expenses when applying for a
student visa part-time domestic tertiary
students and students who undertake
study externally or by correspondents
can undertake additional employment
hours while studing studying but I
acknowledge that the restrictions placed
Bas on working hours of international
students uh makes that very difficult
look I want people to understand that we
have provided significant subsidy for
fairs for people on fixed and low
incomes ensuring that some of the most
vulnerable people in our community have
access to public transport this includes
a 50% concession on the adult Fair
accessed by apprentices trainees
students and young people International
churchery students on scholarships are
fully funded by the Australian
government through the Australian award
scholarships and are entitled to access
tertiary student public transport
concessions look we want to make sure
including people with disability that
can access uh those concessions and as
previous speakers outlined we retain the
$50 week cap that International students
and part-time students can access look
taxpayers subsidize the operation of
public transport in New South Wales and
the iPod has showed that we only collect
25% of that Revenue speaker while my
time is brief I would conclude by saying
while we are not able to extend travel
concessions to International students
and part-time domestic students in the
current budget environment I certainly
wouldn't work out rule out working with
you in the future on this important
issue thank you and I apologize the
minister is in response and I call the
member for new Chan in reply thank you
speaker and I want to acknowledge and
thank again the 20, 61 students and
individuals and residents of New South
Wales who signed this petition to bring
this debate and I want to say that there
are many members here in the chamber and
also watching who have raised with me
and obviously raised with the minister
their strong views on how we need to
address this issue in the state of New
South Wales I want to thank uh the
members for Monaro and Minister uh for
skills ta and tertiary education the
members for cesn and the member for
Summer Hill and transport Minister for
contributing to the debate I also want
to acknowledge the member for Sydney and
acknowledge that my greens colleagues
the member for balain and member for
Bell who's our education spokes people
are here as as well I want to also
acknowledge that there are other members
in the chamber that I know feel
passionately about this issue but I want
to particularly take the time to
acknowledge and thank way Hong leang the
president of the Sydney University
postgraduate representative Association
has who has been coordinating this most
recent iteration of the campaign and
acknowledged the University of Sydney
SRC the University of Sydney Union the
University of New South Wales
postgraduate Council the student
representative council of unsw the UTS
Student Association the University of
New Castle Student Association and the
Western Sydney SRC as well as the New
South Wales Vice Chancellor's committee
and the nteu all who back this call for
finally see finally seeing an end to the
discrimination against International
students and part-time students when it
comes to travel concessions in this
state I want to also acknowledge the
fact that as an international student
taking the step to advocate for changes
while you're in this country is a risk
it's a risk to you personally and it
takes an effort to do so and it is a
willingness that you do selflessly
knowing that future generations of in
international students will benefit from
a change that you might not see and I
want to thank you for taking that braid
step today I want to acknowledge the
work you've done and can I say that from
with what we've heard today the campaign
to get international travel concessions
finally delivered and for part-time
students is not over and we will
continue this fight so congratulations
to you all and well done and may I on
behalf of the chamber just say thank you
to all of the guests in our gallery for
the respectful way that you have behaved
you um you give credit to International
students as ambassadors and I say thank
you thank you um the question is now
that the house take note of the petition
all of that opinion please say I to the
contary no I think the eyes have it the
eyes have it
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