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Australian colleges warned ‘do not try to game’ student visas after last-minute enrolments for cancelled diploma soar

Global Published 30 September 2026, 20:00 · archived 30 Sep 2026

Julian Hill says educational providers are being closely watched by government after course attracted non-genuine studentsGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastPrivate colleges have issued nearly 3,000 last-minute enrolments to a diploma course that is being cancelled after allegedly being “misused” by non-genuine students, as Labor threatens to suspend providers that are manipulating new rules.Guardian Australia revealed last month that private colleges were offering discounts to rush students into the graduate diploma of management (learning) ahead of its deregistration ...

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