It's all about money! The Chinese students keep our universities afloat (I heard there were 200,000 Chinese students in Australia). If this is true, that's a huge injection of money into the Australian economy.
It appears some Chinese students have found a way to get around the travel ban and arrive in Australia from China. Go to Thailand stay for 2 weeks and then travel to Australia. No wonder some people are raising concerns with the Australian government's decision to let students into the country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Niz-...ature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgUPbeYB78A