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A higher education academic looks at three Coalition proposals, including ending temporary graduate visas. Universities that rely on South Asian students would lose the most.
Summary by YourVisaSite. Headline and article © The Conversation.
The new rules stop most international students from bringing family, changing courses partway through, or applying for further study from inside Australia. Critics say frequent changes are putting more strain on the education sector.
Summary by YourVisaSite. Headline and article © Times Higher Education.
Limits on student dependants started on 2 October. PhD students, government scholarship holders and citizens of ASEAN and Pacific Island countries are exempt. Onshore applications are also limited. Families already in Australia keep their current position.
Summary by YourVisaSite. Headline and article © The PIE News.
Students who change providers now need a new visa at about half the original fee. Application fees are higher, switching to a student visa onshore is limited, and fewer students can bring family.
Summary by YourVisaSite. Headline and article © SBS News.
The government plans action against migration lawyers and agents who pursue visa and protection claims with little chance of success, including proposed rules against helping with applications that lack a factual or legal basis.
Summary by YourVisaSite. Headline and article © ABC News.
The new limits on student dependants and the exemptions to them. Migration commentator Abul Rizvi asks how the changes fit with the government's planning level of 295,000 international students.
Summary by YourVisaSite. Headline and article © The PIE News.
Most students and graduate visa holders will no longer be able to include family members, and changing courses will be harder. Education groups support action on misuse but say good students may go elsewhere.
Summary by YourVisaSite. Headline and article © The PIE News.
Universities, industry groups and students say the decision to stop most international students bringing family will leave funding gaps and hurt an education sector worth about $55 billion.
Summary by YourVisaSite. Headline and article © ABC News.
The reforms Tony Burke announced for international students, working holiday makers, people who overstay and people who switch visas to stay longer. Some measures may not pass Parliament without Coalition support.
Summary by YourVisaSite. Headline and article © SBS News.
Most new international students and temporary graduates can no longer bring relatives on secondary visas, and students can no longer move to lower-level courses. Universities that rely on South Asian students expect to lose money.
Summary by YourVisaSite. Headline and article © Times Higher Education.
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