Institutions and agents have largely welcomed Australia’s decision to close a loophole that allows international students to switch to cheaper providers shortly after arriving in the country, but some ...

Australia’s 2024 school year commenced last week with the public education system under ferocious assault. This is not a new phenomenon—successive Labor and Liberal-National governments have for ...

The Australian school system reopens in 2023 in conditions of enormous crisis. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated long-standing problems within the schools—there is chronic underfunding, ...

In a joint statement, IRU and RUN are calling for a “positive and principles-based approach to securing the future of Australia’s international education system”. The networks say it is in “national ...

Australia will slightly ease its international student intake from 2026, raising the target from 270,000 to 295,000, according to the Albanese government. While this represents a modest shift in ...

George Williams has no external funding or conflict of interest to note beyond his academic appointment. Australians think students are being asked to pay far too much for their degrees. Just under ...

Australia’s 2025–2026 Migration Strategy is often described as reform. A closer reading suggests something sharper. It marks the end of an experiment that quietly expanded post-study stay rights ...