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.
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.
Cheating providers infiltrate Australian universities by offering discounts to students who give them access to their IDs and logins.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Private training colleges are losing thousands of overseas students under a federal directive that has slashed visa approvals by more than half.
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.
Education agents say the government’s visa application crackdown has become extreme and is causing panic among universities and other providers.