Avneet Arora

Award-winning journalist, Deputy Features Editor, SBS News
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Is a degree still the safest path to a high salary?
In Australia, the answer is becoming more nuanced.
https://t.co/frkUkuRJ24 @andrewjgiles @JobsandSkillsAU @MBA_Aust

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Research Fellow Dr @Teesta_P is featured in @SBSNews @AvneetAroraa's latest feature on Australia's Indian Diaspora, arguing Australia's current approach to these communities fails to accurately recognise barriers to belonging.

Read the full story - https://t.co/sjulMwZuSV

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Australia's student visa crackdown is reshaping who gets in — and exposing a system driven as much by politics as policy.
#internationalstudents #migration

https://t.co/uumCcNrlQp

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Australia is far from the Middle East conflict — but not untouched by it. As risks ripple outwards, Canberra's role is quietly being tested. @USSC @Flinders @JessicaGenauer
https://t.co/vEMEn7WQ79
#middleeast #war

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@ZiadElkhalil Hi Ziad. Kindly check your dm. Thanks

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@Beirutiyat Hi Assaad! I am a journalist with SBS News, Australia. I’m working on a piece about the current situation in Beirut and how it's affecting daily life. Would you be open to a quick chat? Thanks

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@sahouraxo Hi @sahouraxo I am a journalist with SBS News, Australia. I’m working on a piece about the current situation in Beirut and how it's affecting daily life. Would you be open to a quick chat? Thanks

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@hayfarani @UTMDAnderson Hi @hayfarani I am a journalist with SBS News, Australia. We are writing on the crisis unfolding in Lebanon. Pls dm me if you'd be keen to speak to us. Thanks

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@ZiadElkhalil Hi @ZiadElkhalil I am a journalist with SBS News, Australia and we are keen to speak to people in Lebanon about the crisis there. Could you please dm me? Thanks

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From skilled priorities to shifts in international student intake, here's how Australia's migration changes could shape 2026. https://t.co/d4uYaetKub

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Gold prices have been glimmering, keeping buyers and sellers busy. But for some Australians, it's more than a market play. #SBSnews https://t.co/FyAmABoAR6

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Back to the writing desk after a brief pause. Published a piece on Diwali - exploring its evolving meaning and the current sentiment among Indian Australians. https://t.co/TwIDFaG2Ij #happydiwali2025 #IndianAustralians #internationalstudents

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As the financial year draws to a close, the Dept of Home Affairs has made minor adjustments to the state nomination quotas of three states in an attempt to address a critical shortage of skilled migrants and meet the targets for the ongoing program year.
https://t.co/ZFql6FKuuq

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Parminder and his wife have been stripped of their work rights and asked to leave the country alongside their son before 31 May. The family says they fear being deported to India unless the government grants them permanent residency or bridging visas.
https://t.co/cbYrb3aqVj

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Some Australian universities, vocational colleges have temporarily blocked new student applications from the north Indian states of Punjab & Haryana amid soaring visa refusals. However, some say the move punishes genuine students who deserve a ‘fair go.'
https://t.co/64gXxnXBsX

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https://t.co/PaZs4WIkd1
The Australian government has updated its travel advisory for citizens travelling to India due to a “high risk of violence” in certain states.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday confirmed that Deakin University will open the first campus of an Australian university in India, seeking to strengthen the new momentum in bilateral education ties with its sixth-largest trading partner.
https://t.co/sVMvp1tfc0

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The Australian government has fast-tracked visa processing for temporary skilled migrants in critical occupations, but many others have fallen through the cracks of the system, denying them the stability and certainty to build their lives.
https://t.co/s3jh5otfrm