Yesterday
- Exclusive
- International students
Chinese social media users slam foreign student chaos
Students and university leaders are digesting what the blocking of student caps legislation mean for them.
- Julie Hare
Demand for postgraduate courses on the rise
Students increasingly look for shorter and more industry-aligned qualifications, experts say.
- Sian Powell
This Month
- Opinion
- International students
Foreign student cap plan’s collapse is a sign of the times
Migration is gaining momentum as a policy area voters want the government to deal with. And politicians are tapping into the zeitgeist.
- Julie Hare
Unis, colleges brace for chaos after foreign student cap plan blocked
The $51 billion international education sector is bracing for a new wave of student visa rejections after the government’s signature migration plan was killed off.
- Updated
- Julie Hare
Migration at record highs as political pressure builds
Overseas students, New Zealanders and backpackers continue to flock to Australia, inflating net migration numbers to historical highs.
- Updated
- Julie Hare and Gus McCubbing
- Exclusive
- International students
Impact on rent of foreign student caps is price of a coffee: report
The government says too many international students is putting pressure on the rental market. New analysis reveals student caps will push rents down – by $5 a week
- Julie Hare
October
- Opinion
- Best Business Schools
Think hard: the best choice might not be the most obvious one
When it comes to choosing the right degree and right school, what is the best decision for one person might not translate to the next.
- Julie Hare
How execs create their own jobs
BOSS talks to three executives who came up with their own titles or convinced an employer to create a new position for them.
- Euan Black
Desperate colleges shore up numbers before student caps kick in
Parliament is yet to pass a bill allowing the government to limit overseas student places, but there is a lot of manoeuvring on the assumption it will go ahead.
- Julie Hare
- Updated
- International students
Universities left in the lurch as Labor pushes back student cap bill
The government has only two weeks to pass changes, which are due to start on January 1, before parliament ends for the year.
- Updated
- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- International students
Labor education heavyweight says student cap plan is ‘bad policy’
The comments from former higher education minister Kim Carr came as the central bank warned a limit on enrolments would hit exports but may not lower inflation.
- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- Immigration
Student visa surge puts Labor’s migration crackdown in doubt
The number of international students has hit a record, according to official data, even as overseas enrolments begin to fall amid new government restrictions.
- Julie Hare
September
- Exclusive
- Education
Richard White’s Grok Academy in disarray, sacks dozens of staff
The company was founded in 2013 and charged a subscription for its computer skills courses. It pivoted to free classes with funding from the billionaire.
- Jemima Whyte
Only 5000 overseas students for regional unis will live outside CBDs
Regional universities have been told they must fix their enrolment practices and will face separate regional and metro quotas for 2026.
- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- International students
World-first EV degree sideswiped by allocation of zero students
It took four years and $4.3 million to get Nova Anglia College ready to open its doors, but the government says it cannot have any overseas students in 2025.
- Julie Hare
Extra 21,000 childcare workers needed now: report
Low pay, excessive overtime, lack of career progression and high levels of burnout are contributing to high attrition rates in the childcare sector.
- Julie Hare
August
‘Reckless gamble’ threatens $48b industry
International students are worth billions to Australia’s economy but the government has not modelled the impact of a drastic cap on their numbers.
- Julie Hare
Sledgehammer to crack a walnut: Why caps are not the fix for unis
Universities have plenty of problems, but plans to limit international students look like a political answer to a much more complex problem.
- Julie Hare
Overseas caps could lead to more risky students
As the education sector waits for details on caps on international students, experts warn there could be some dire and unintended consequences.
- Julie Hare
Damian Oyong could save millions of lives. We almost lost him to the US
Australia needs the best and brightest to lead our research efforts, but too often we make it difficult for them to stay.
- Julie Hare