Daily Brief — Australian Education

One Nation course-hopping proposal: sector context. The Hanson call comes as the government's traffic-light visa processing model (in force since 14 November 2025) already applies differentiated scrutiny to onshore applications. Refusal rates remain 69% for Nepal and 42% for India (early 2026); the ASQA 12-month VET/ELICOS CRICOS registration pause continues. Any legislative movement would require Senate crossbench support or Coalition backing.

Department of Education publishes GBV Regulator reporting requirements under the National Code (15 June). The Department has released two reference tables (file references D26/2981660 and D26/2981670) setting out the cyclical reporting and submission timelines for providers under the National Code's gender-based violence regulator framework. The documents operationalise the GBV Regulator role and are the first published compliance guidance under that framework. (Dept of Education, 15 June)

One Nation course-hopping proposal: sector context. The Hanson call (see Top) comes as the government's traffic-light visa processing model (in force since 14 November 2025) already applies differentiated scrutiny to onshore applications. Refusal rates remain 69% for Nepal and 42% for India (early 2026); the ASQA 12-month VET/ELICOS CRICOS registration pause continues. Any legislative movement would require Senate crossbench support or Coalition backing.

Standing figures: 2026 NPL 295,000 (+25,000 on 2025); visa refusal rates 69% Nepal, 42% India (early 2026); domestic commencements 413,133 (+4.3% YoY); $50m over-enrolment fund; $50m Structural Adjustment Fund.

1 July — ATEC begins operations under Chief Commissioner Professor Barney Glover AO; $50m Structural Adjustment Fund opens.

17 July — Education Ministers' meeting (early childhood agenda items flagged by Clare).

28–29 July — The PIE Live Asia Pacific 2026, HOTA, Gold Coast.

19 May 2027 — ASQA 12-month VET/ELICOS registration pause expires.