Daily Brief — Australian Education
Monday, 7 September 2026 · 05:12 AEST
The Department of Education has suspended the Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) course for international students, citing evidence of onshore transfers by non-genuine students. IDP Education is consolidating 15 student placement offices in India due to falling placement volumes and shifting visa policies.
Top of the brief
Julian Hill exercises new course cancellation powers for the first time, preventing new enrolments by international students in the Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) at all CRICOS-registered providers, citing significant evidence that the course has been used to facilitate onshore transfers by non-genuine students (4 September). The Department of Education published plain-language fact sheets covering the suspension and cancellation of CRICOS registration under the ESOS Act, outlining obligations for affected providers and enrolled students. (Ministers, 4 September; Department of Education — fact sheets, 4 September)
International education
IDP Education is consolidating 15 student placement offices in India, with approximately 200 employees affected, as the company restructures its India operations in response to falling placement volumes and shifting visa policies (4 September). The move follows IDP's FY26 results — reported 20 August — which showed a 27% fall in student placement numbers and a 9% revenue decline to AUD $795.4 million; India-specific consolidation is the first major network adjustment since the company's August announcement of 1,250 global job cuts. (The PIE, 4 September)
Sector data
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.
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