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The annual award wage increase for group three awards, which includes hospitality and retail industries began on 1 February 2021. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) wants students to know that all people w ...

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The Government will offer free vaccines to all people living in Australia to achieve the maximum level of coverage, including to visa holders in Australia

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On 5 January, 2021, the Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs announced changes for temporary visa holders working in the agric ...

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The Council for International Education, including Expert Members and Ministers, met on 3 December at Parliament House. Members reflected on the challenges and achievements of 2020, with optimism abou ...

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Will your students at your organisation be getting a casual job over the Christmas period? The Fair Work Ombudsman has some important information to share about casual work.

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On 11 November 2020, Australia, China, Japan, South Korea and other Parties to the UNESCO Asia Pacific Regional Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education 2011 (Tokyo Conventi ...

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The 2020-21 Budget handed down by Treasurer Frydenburg on 6 October includes $1 billion in research funding to alleviate financial pressure on universities caused by COVID-19.

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The Department of Home Affairs has announced that graduates impacted by COVID-19 travel restrictions are now able to apply and be granted a Temporary Graduate visa outside Australia.

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International students have the same workplace rights as all other workers in Australia, including minimum wages, based on the work they do. From 1 July 2020, employees who are 21 years or over and no ...

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Australia’s Department of Education, Skills and Employment has prepared a snapshot on Thailand’s school policy.

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The Department of Education, Skills and Employment have released the ‘International Students and their Mental Health and Physical Safety’ report. The report outlines seven areas of good practice for t ...

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The Department of Education, Skills and Employment has released international student data for May 2020. There were 631,976 international students on student visas for YTD May 2020, up 1.9 per cent co ...

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The Department of Education, Skills and Employment has released international student data for March 2020. There were 626,052 international students on student visas for YTD March 2020, up 5.5% compar ...

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The Department of Health has released a factsheet and consumer guidelines to inform students about Overseas Student Health Cover. The fact sheet has been made available on the Study In Australia websi ...

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The Department of Education, Skills and Employment has released international student data for February 2020. Students are up 8 per cent to 593,718. See MIP Orbis for trends by sector and market.

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Austrade hosts open access global student mobility resources, including an insights report, three case studies and interactive dashboards.

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The Department of Education has released a snapshot that provides an overview of the total export income by state and territory. International education remains the fourth largest export for Australia ...

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The Department of Education has released international student data for October 2019. Students are up 9.8 per cent to 738,107. See MIP Orbis for trends by sector and market.

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Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business has launched the VET International Engagement Strategy 2025. This report signals the Australian Government’s ...

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Expert Members of the Council for International Education established the China Working Group to explore ways to diversify and broaden Australia’s education, training and research engagement in and wi ...

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