Is Australia's smaller international student sector costing it regional influence?

Students at the University of New South Wales Source: AAP / Dean Lewins

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Australia has long been considered a destination of choice for international students. But some experts say Australia has now lost ground when it comes to the benefits Australia could gain from overseas enrolments, and that could have implications for its regional influence

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