Melbourne: Fearing the ongoing attacks on Indians may hit the country's booming education sector, Australia's influential Greens party has asked the government to tackle this challenge "head on" and conduct a senate inquiry to examine the issues related to such students.
"The concerns for international students in Australia are not limited to Indian students, nor attacks at train stations," Senator Greens spokesperson for Education, Sarah Hanson-Young, said in a statement.
Hanson-Young said, "The issues that the international students are facing are challenges the Government must tackle head-on."
She said it was necessary to determine the best way forward for Australia's $15.5 billion international education industry.
"A Senate inquiry is needed to get all the information on the table from students themselves, universities, and others in the sector, to determine the best way forward for our booming international education industry, our third largest export behind iron ore and coal," the Senator said.
The Greens will move for a Senate inquiry when Parliament resumes next week.
She also appealed to the Indian student community to calm down.
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