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#1 Submitted by zty971128 on July 7, 2022 - 8:21am

The new government has done nothing to improve the problem, which is disappointing.

Doctoral dreams dashed as Canberra puts visa applications on hold

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Doctoral dreams dashed as Canberra puts visa applications on hold

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The University of Queensland

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