00:01there are a number of factors at play here the merger between the University of Adelaide and
00:07UniSA took effect from January but it was years in the planning as part of that planning
00:12the unis believe that they'll be able to attract an additional 6,000 students by 2034 they are
00:20well behind that figure though there are 4,000 fewer students from overseas compared to what
00:26the two universities had last year Adelaide Uni says the shortfall is due to the government's
00:33crackdown on international students student visa fees are increasing the government is refusing
00:40more visa applications and they're also refusing family members of international students from
00:46coming to Australia Adelaide Uni said earlier in the year that the loss of international students
00:52is creating a gaping hole in their revenue that gaping hole was 90 million dollars as for the
01:00reason for the policy change by the government well it is all part of their policy to reduce
01:06net migration from overseas
