The Australian government has announced a $53 million Covid support package for international education providers in the country hardest hit by the pandemic.

Some in Australia's vocational sector are questioning ASQA's decision to include education agents and other third-parties in its updated registration process.

The vocational and tertiary regulators, ASQA and TEQSA, have confirmed their new commissioners as appointed by Simon Birmingham.

One of the two new national education regulators in Australia, the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), has begun consultation with the Australian National ELT Accreditation Scheme (NEAS) after it was nominated as one of two authorities to oversee ELICOS programmes.