The Committee for Sydney gets that opening the borders to internationals isn’t all the answer

It also calls for three long-term visa changes to make Australia attractive.

* a year studying on-line with an Australian provider counts for a post-study work visa

* completing a degree here guaranteeing a four-year post-graduation work visa

* grads who use their four years to work in “key industries,” – advanced manufacturing, computer science – have a pathway to permanent residence.

“Now is the time to make this change – if we wait until the crisis is over, competitors like Canada and the UK will be hard to catch,” committee CEO Gabriel Metcalf says.