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This paper examines the role of foreign students educated in Australia for the country's public diplomacy in the world. According to the author, the Colombo Plan, a program that between 1950 and 1967 trained thousands of students from the developing world, has since translated into a vast network of positive alumni in positions of influence in many of the countries most important to Australia. However, he argues, incentives to reduce costs and maximize income in the higher education sector have begun to translate into negative experiences for many foreign students.