The large number of appeals against onshore student visa application rejections creates new uncertainties around ultimate grant rate & student numbers.

@ryanbedwards I have not yet read the 99 page version...

@ryanbedwards Similar tension in another survey:

RT @thekoalanews: In late 2023, the federal government began implementing a long list of migration-related policies to reduce the number of…

Reducing the maximum age for a temporary graduate visa from 50 to 35 years has flowed through quickly into reduced demand for student visas.

As these months are all after demand-side student visa policies were implented, those wanting larger reductions will see caps as still necessary.

@CHaesemeyer Compared to the state ombudsmen, the NSO can accept complaints on a much wider range of issues and can accept historical complaints.

A month late, but my write-up of December's Accord student funding announcements.

I was sceptical of undergraduate certificates when they were announced but am happy to change my mind. But as governments have provided no evidence to justify their UC decision I will remain a sceptic.