here is all rounded and multifaceted- patients work hand in hand with health care professionals. As I am personally interested in Psychiatry, I also feel that Australia has a lot to offer in terms of training and exposure in this field. Australia universities back in Singapore promotes & paints a really nice image of themselves; welcoming overseas students to come and enjoy the Australian culture for an unforgettable university experience. Most of us chose to come to Australia as it was closer compared to UK/US with presumably the same standard of training, with a promise made by the university that we will be able to complete our training. However, after coming to Sydney, I realise that the NSW government does not recognise us international students as real students with equal student rights. Student concessions were only recently granted to international students, and we actually needed to fight years and years to be given the same right as the locals. The recent speech made by Jillian Skinner rendered me shocked, speechless, and angry. It's almost as if it's telling me that you only welcome internationals into your country just so you can rip money off us; expensive school fees, money for rent & food, no travel concessions, and now you want us to pay for our own internships. Feedback has been given to future international students back home, and most of them have decided not to come to Australia to pursue their university degree (what's the point in spending so much