The title is a bit confusing as the article is about a glut in supply of science graduates and a dearth in job opportunities (in Australia at least), also the anecdote about the journalism student was not germane at all.

I tried finding info on job opportunities but came up short - could only find data on worldwide STEM graduates https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/02/02/the-co... and STEM job info about the USA: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/education/edlife/stem-job... TLDR - vast majority of STEM jobs in USA are computer related and India/China/USA far outstrip other countries in producing STEM graduates. Whoever advised those Australian students to get non computer related degrees did them a disservice, if they did not forewarn them of the job market.