Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Tourism and International Education) Share this | Hansard source

One of the key things that we are doing is opening up new markets for education. Things like the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, which passed through this parliament only this week, provide enormous opportunities for growth and the development of relationships with new countries in international education. In fact, I think the work that Minister Robb is doing right now on a further free trade agreement with India will further open opportunities for the growth of the international education sector and also make Australia a destination of choice. We have a significant offering here: we have a safe environment, we have a high-quality education system which is recognised in that context globally and we also have in place protections for international students that provide them with securities that they do not have in other jurisdictions. We have the Tuition Protection Service, which provides the most comprehensive protection assurance to students, giving them protection that is not seen in other countries. (Time expired)