So, the ban on Chinese travellers to Australia means many teachers at our university (QUT) no longer have work for at least 2 months, possibly longer. While I understand the ban, as the 3rd largest export after coal and iron ore I'm wondering where the pubic outrage is that people are losing their jobs.Oh, that's right, we're not coal or iron ore, so nobody gives a ****. The lack of diversity in the international student population at a number of unis will cause the same result there. The easy money has been from the Chinese over the last 5-10 years, so that's who has been targeted. Can anyone guess how many people in management, marketing, or even reception are casual? None. The people who are apparently qualified to drive the ship have been asleep at the wheel because it's easy. Now, while the virus is not their fault, it has come back to bite them on the arse as a number of experts predicted it would. Except it hasn't really bitten them on the arse, they still have jobs. The people who have paid for it are those who don't make decisions that lead to an over-reliance on 1 country to fill your classrooms.
Luckily, my wife started working full-time 2 weeks ago, so I can now fulfill my dream of busking as a poet/mime in Queen St Mall. Some teachers have this as their only income though, so they are desperate for something else, and fast.