English Australia celebrated excellence in the ELICOS sector earlier this month when it revealed the winners of the 2023 English Australia industry awards.

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.

Australian stakeholders have praised education agents as the international education sector's "most critical" players and called out their "scapegoating".

Public sentiment towards international students and international education in Australia could deteriorate in the next years, speakers said at The PIE Live Australia.

Australia's ELICOS sector ended 2022 at 56% of pre-pandemic student numbers 2019, according to the country's peak body for the English language sector.

IH Sydney has opened its seventh campus in Australia with a new centre in Adelaide, offering English language, teaching and business qualifications.

The ELICOS sector had the highest volume increase in commencements of any sector in Australia in 2022, according to the 2022 ELICOS Market Analysis by English Australia.