Students continue to suffer with reduced workhours & soaring rentals

Restrictions on international student work hours come into force this month. During Australia’s rental crisis, cutting incomes will make it harder for some to survive. Priyanka (not her real name) aged 19 studying in Melbourne and is currently facing rental stress that is impacting her mental health.

Call a helpline

If you wish to speak to somebody about what you're going through, call a free helpline like Beyond Blue 

at 1300 22 4636 or Lifeline 

at 13 11 14.

You can call for yourself or on behalf of a loved one that you are worried about.

If you want to chat in a language other than English, call the Translating and Interpreting Service at 13 14 50 and ask to connect with Beyond Blue or Lifeline.