ACT government to provide $450,000 in support to international students and asylum seekers

Sarah Lansdown
April 28 2020 - 4:30am
Software engineering student Greene Vu from Vietnam has lost work in the past six weeks due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Picture: Jamila Toderas
Software engineering student Greene Vu from Vietnam has lost work in the past six weeks due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Picture: Jamila Toderas

A new $450,000 package will support vulnerable people living in the ACT on temporary visas and international students who have lost their income due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sarah Lansdown

Sarah Lansdown

Canberra Times education reporter

Sarah covers all stages of education in the capital, from early childhood to higher education. Previously she was a general news reporter at The Advocate in North West Tasmania. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2019 Tasmanian Media Awards for a series on paramedic shortages. Email: sarah.lansdown@canberratimes.com.au

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