The peak body for the ELICOS sector in Australia has hit a milestone of 40 years in the international education industry this year.

Australia has announced it is ending a visa that sector stakeholders say students have been utilising to end their studies early and access full time work in the country.

It remains unclear whether Australia is "heading towards a boom" but international enrolments are largely back to 2019 figures, analysts have said.

Institutions have welcomed Australia’s decision to close a loophole allowing students to switch providers but some believe the measures don’t go far enough. 

Australia has closed a loophole allowing international students to switch to cheaper providers shortly after arriving in the country in a crackdown on “dodgy” providers.

A new overhaul in student visa processes in Australia could permit applicants to migrate to the country via education as government seeks to bolster the workforce.

Australian institutions have hit back at proposals to introduce a levy on international student fee income, saying it amounts to a tax on the sector.

Without a doubt, my posting to Indonesia to work in the Australian Embassy in late 2021 is the most remarkable and life-changing journey that I have embarked on