An international student on the Gold Coast says he is on the brink of poverty because coronavirus job losses have forced too many competitors into his regular occupation as a food delivery driver.Brazil is the third largest source of international students in Queensland, behind China and IndiaInternational students are not eligible for the Government's JobKeeper or JobSeeker programs
It is expensive to renew and he is worried he will be forced to return to his home in Sao Paulo state, the coronavirus epicentre of Brazil. Di Kozic, Manager of St John's Crisis Centre in Surfers Paradise, says they have been 'inundated' by struggling students from Brazil. "We are not seeing our regular clients because they have got enough money to feed themselves and pay their utility bills and all that ," she said.
FatherBob Why what is the issue here