Following the publication of the MAC review, the sector is preparing for tighter agent regulation and increased data sharing. Source

Ministers urged to resist policies that will ‘massively overcorrect’ student numbers as key migration statistics unlikely to reflect reality of institutions’ declining enrolments Source

Several cabinet ministers had criticised plan to cut legal migration by targeting foreign students Source

While the aim of the newly released draft “International Education and Skills Strategic Framework” — ensuring the quality and integrity of international education — is...

Who’s responsible when things fail to go according to plan? That is the question at the heart of separate international student protests that have begun...

By Salvatore Babones, Associate Professor at Sydney University and author of the book, “Australia’s Universities, Can They Reform?”. Australia needs an honest debate on international...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he is “unashamedly” slashing international student visa numbers to “restore public confidence in the migration system”. Source

In last week’s federal budget reply speech, Liberal Opposition leader Peter Dutton promised to reduce the number of permanent visas from 185,000 planned for this...

Fair warning...: Dear staff at the CBC, Radio-Canada and federal public service: I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your salad days...

In an earlier post I criticised the government's plans to cap international students by education provider and course. This post goes through the capping legal...