Australia’s ELICOS sector has witnessed a sharp downward year-on-year trend, according to English Australia's National ELICOS Market Report 2021.

Australia has invited insights from stakeholders as part of a public consultation for a review of its Education Services for Overseas Students framework.

Vulnerable private ELICOS providers in Australia will have the possibility to apply for grants of up to $150,000 from the government.

Australia is "perilously close" to hitting key vaccination targets which will allow international travel to can be "more open", the country's education minister has said at English Australia's annual conference.

Representatives from peak international education sector bodies have come together to meet with the federal government to discuss the crisis in the sector.

ELICOS commencement figures in Australia dropped to a 14 year low in 2020, recording a year-on-year fall of 43.3%, according to English Australia.

The heads of Australia’s peak bodies representing the international education sector will meet with federal government ministers this week.

Australia’s English language providers “face extinction” in 2021 unless they are given additional government support and international students start returning to the country "at scale", a peak body has cautioned.