Only 7% of international students willing to complete Australian courses online, survey shows

Survey of 6,000 prospective foreign candidates finds those set on studying in Australia becoming impatient for border restrictions to lift

Only 7% of international students who want to study at Australian universities are willing to do so purely online, as hopes fade of a return to the country before next year.

Amid warnings the economic cost from the lack of international students could reach $20bn next year, student advocates say there is no plan" to bring students back, suggesting it will be well into 2022 before they return due to the disruptions to the vaccine rollout.