‘Frankenstein’s bride’:Student visa architect takes aim at Labor’s uni clampdown
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‘Frankenstein’s bride’:Student visa architect takes aim at Labor’s uni clampdown

The man who helped create the university risk ratings in 2016 said they were meant to help streamline student visa applications,not be used for a migration crackdown.

  • byAngus Thompson

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These students cheated on a test and got away with it. Then the blackmail started
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These students cheated on a test and got away with it. Then the blackmail started

Australian students are being blackmailed by illegal cheating syndicates largely run by organised crime. Experts warn it is a risk to national security as blackmailers return,threatening to out students for past cheating.

  • bySherryn Groch
Illegal contract cheaters target students via university issued email addresses
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Illegal contract cheaters target students via university issued email addresses

Cheating providers infiltrate Australian universities by offering discounts to students who give them access to their IDs and logins.

  • byDaniella White
Migrant numbers growing as government’s student crackdown begins

Migrant numbers growing as government’s student crackdown begins

New figures out on Thursday are likely to show a further lift in net overseas migration,putting more pressure on the government to limit population growth.

  • byShane Wright
Unis rejecting tourist,bridging visa holders as foreign crackdown intensifies
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Unis rejecting tourist,bridging visa holders as foreign crackdown intensifies

Universities are knocking back international student applications from people already in Australia on tourist,temporary work or bridging visas,as the sector considers calling for a reprieve from the overhaul.

  • byAngus Thompson
New $80 million student housing tower approved for Perth’s CBD

New $80 million student housing tower approved for Perth’s CBD

The project will provide a further 835 students with a place to stay as the state’s housing crisis deepens – but not everyone is happy about it.

  • byHolly Thompson
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Leading universities’ overseas student numbers up since migration overhaul

Leading universities’ overseas student numbers up since migration overhaul

Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has questioned whether Australia’s top universities support Labor’s international student crackdown even as it appears to be helping them.

  • byAngus Thompson
O-week brings back a buzz,but where are all the university bars?

O-week brings back a buzz,but where are all the university bars?

Just three Melbourne unis still have a dedicated campus bar. But will 2024 finally bring campuses back to life after COVID?

  • bySherryn Groch
Government risking ‘nation’s reputation as study destination’ as visas plummet
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Government risking ‘nation’s reputation as study destination’ as visas plummet

Private training colleges are losing thousands of overseas students under a federal directive that has slashed visa approvals by more than half.

  • byDavid Crowe
Groceries or myki:Postgraduate students’ plea for transport discounts

Groceries or myki:Postgraduate students’ plea for transport discounts

Monash postgraduate student Irvan Adistha Putra can’t afford his favourite food,saying he is often forced to choose between buying groceries or paying for public transport.

  • byBhavya Vemulapalli
Colleges blacklist students from entire countries

Colleges blacklist students from entire countries

Education agents say the government’s visa application crackdown has become extreme and is causing panic among universities and other providers.

  • byDaniella White