Australia Cracks Down on Education Providers, Agents In Visa Overhaul

‘The rorts and loopholes that have plagued this system will be shut down,’ said Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil.
Australia Cracks Down on Education Providers, Agents In Visa Overhaul
A general view of University of Technology Sydney campus in Sydney, Australia, on April 6, 2016. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
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The Australian government has strengthened regulation around international education providers amid an ongoing crackdown on the industry.

On Oct. 2, the federal Labor government announced measures to tighten loopholes in the country’s migration laws that it says have been exploited by educational institutions and agents.
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