The Red Cross has $7m from the feds to help people bereft of other assistance

So, could this include international students? Doesn’t look like it.

The support is not for people “eligible for state or territory funds for temporary visa holders.”

So, with state and territory governments (ex NSW) across the country providing modest funds for internationals it appears that qualifying for five-fifths of sod-all prevents internationals from applying for a sliver of an even smaller pie.

It looks like universities are largely being left to do as much as they can for their own.