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IEAA plays a key advocacy role for Australia's international education sector. We are a trusted media source and provide regular commentary on issues pertaining to the sector.

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2026

TITLE AUTHOR DATE OUTLET
Darwin Forum Highlights Challenges and Opportunities Facing International Education  Dirk Mulder  9 June The Koala News
IEAA Calls for Nominations as International Education Faces a Defining Moment  Dirk Mulder  4 June  The Koala News
Student visa success rates rebound in Australia  John Ross  30 May  Times Higher Education
International student enrolments are falling, but not everywhere  Maani Truu 25 May Australian Financial Review
Revealed: How much your university made last year  Sally Rawsthorne  22 May  The Age/Sydney Morning Herald
Canberra migration duel a ‘potential nightmare’ for universities  John Ross  15 May Times Higher Education
Budget headline silence should not be mistaken for relief  Dirk Mulder  13 May The Koala News
Australia's student visa approval rate plunges to record low  Doan Hung, Hieu Nguyen  3 May  Vn Express
Australia's student visa crackdown hits record highs — what it means for who gets in  Avneet Arora  3 May  SBS News
AIEC opens registrations with 40 year milestone and high profile keynote line up  Dirk Mulder  1 May The Koala News
Australian student visa approvals hit record low for second month  John Ross  30 April Times Higher Education / Vietnam.vn
When “Capacity to Pay” Becomes “Capacity to Repay”: The Financial Assessment Shift Reshaping Student Visa Outcomes  Dirk Mulder  29 April The Koala News
Implications of rising inexplicable student visa rejections  Jon Chew  27 April  The Koala News
Australia: Multiple data indicators signal further declines ahead for international student numbers  Staff  22 April ICEF Monitor
IEAA’s Events Keep the Sector Moving  Dirk Mulder  22 April The Koala News
Inside Scape: The $20 billion company born from a cockroach-infested terrace  Sue Williams  16 April  Forbes Australia
Regional universities’ city centre campuses avoid clampdown  John Ross  12 April Times Higher Education
Australia: Student visa refusal rates reach record high amid weakening demand from China  Staff  9 April  ICEF Monitor 
Australian sector braces for ‘more control’ in looming strategy  John Ross  7 April  Times Higher Education
Australian student visa rejections hit record high, alarming Bangladeshi applicants  Staff  7 April  The Daily Star
Record visa rejections hit Australian higher education  John Ross  5 April  Times Higher Education
Australia moves India to highest-risk visa tier, tightens scrutiny for student applicants  Staff  4 April Edex Live
Australia puts Indian students under highest visa risk tier: Impact decoded  Surbhi Gloria Singh  3 April  Business Standard 
Australia: sector weighs in on government response to international education inquiry  Kim Martin  1 April  The PIE News
ATEC Bill clears Senate with key amendments, returns to House  Dirk Mulder  31 March The Koala News
Force agents to register, international educators tell Canberra  John Ross  28 March Times Higher Education
IEAA report lays out roadmap for reforming agent regulation  Kim Martin  27 March The PIE News
Transparency, accountability, and agents: IEAA sets the scene for next phase  Dirk Mulder  26 March The Koala News
Latest International Student Numbers: Commencements Fall as Policy Pressure Bites  Dirk Mulder  20 March  The Koala News
‘Party is over’ for Australian international education  John Ross  20 March Times Higher Education
Graduate-Visa Fee Hike Sparks Last-Minute Rush Ahead of Easter Intake Deadlines  Staff  17 March Visa HQ
International students blindsided by federal government's doubling of temporary graduate visa cost  Blair Wise  10 March ABC News
International Students Treated as ‘Cash Cow’ After Visa Fee Hike  Patrick Dunstan  4 March  The Wire
Australia doubles Temporary Graduate (Subclass 485) visa fees, sparking outcry from education sector  Staff  4 March Visa HQ
Australia’s Visa Price Increase  Staff  4 March Insider Guides
Australia's new $2,300 visa price increase and more key changes Wing Kuang  3 March  SBS News
The government’s student visa rort  Julie Hare  28 February The Saturday Paper
Hill unapologetic about visa processing slowdown  Tracy Harris  17 February  The Koala News
When proof is not enough: financial capacity under the spotlight  Dirk Mulder  28 January The Koala News
Rising costs strain international students across Australia  Minh Hieu  27 January  VN Express 
What submissions say about ATEC and international education  Tracy Harris  27 January The Koala News
International education risk ratings revised again in Australia  John Ross  21 January  Times Higher Education
Government updates National Code to prevent onshore poaching  Tracy Harris  20 January  The Koala News
Defending the Sector: Honeywood Addresses International Student Backlash on National TV  Dirk Mulder  15 January The Koala News
Fake Degrees Jeopardize Indian Students’ Global Opportunities in Modi Era  Staff  13 January GTV News Pakistan
Australia shifts Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Bhutan to highest-risk category for student visa  Staff  13 January  The Business Standard Bangladesh
Why Australia has placed Indian students in the ‘high-risk’ category and what it means for visa applicants Staff  13 January  India Today 
Australia tightens student visa scrutiny, India moved to highest risk category  Roshni Chakrabarty 13 January  India Today/Kathmandu Post/The Print
Australia moves India to ‘highest risk’ category for student visas  Tuba Zahra  12 January  Minute Mirror Pakistan 
Bangladesh student visas face delays, tighter checks as Australia raises risk level  Staff  12 January The Financial Express Bangladesh 
Australia moves India, 3 other countries to ‘highest risk’ category for student visas: media  Staff  12 January  Dawn
Indians seeking Australia’s student visas to face ‘highest security risk’ scrutiny: Report  Staff  12 January First Post
Australia Student Visa Curbs Explained: How Tighter Checks Could Impact Indian Students Staff  12 January NDTV Profit 
Australia tightens student visa scrutiny, moves India to top risk tier  Staff 12 January  Express Tribune Pakistan/MSN Business Today
Australia raises India, 3 others to highest-risk student visa category  Staff  12 January Daily Times Pakistan 
Bangladeshi students on Australia’s high-risk visa list  Staff  12 January  Prothom Alo
Visa delays ahead: Australia flags India, three other countries as high-risk for student visas  Lekshmy Pavithran  11 January  Gulf News
Australia moves India into highest-risk category for student visas, cites 'emerging integrity risks'  Staff  11 January  Times of India/Swarajya/India Weekender/ Hindustan Times
‘Emerging integrity issues’: Home Affairs tightens visa scrutiny for India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan  Frank Chung  11 January News.com.au 
Student Fraud Concerns Prompt Australia To Tighten Visa Rules For India, Nepal, Bangladesh And Bhutan  Staff  11 January Arab Times Online 
Australia tightens student visa checks for India and neighbours in policy shift  Staff  10 January  The Indian Sun 
Bangladesh downgraded to high-risk Level 3 for Australian student visas  Staff  10 January Views Bangladesh
The Issue Podcast: Education sector planning PR blitz on importance of foreign students  Josh Martin  10 January  7 News 
Australia confirms stricter evidence levels for South Asian markets  Matthew Knott  9 January StudyTravel
Australia tightens International student integrity checks, puts India, Nepal and Bangladesh into highest risk countries Jai Bharadwaj  9 January  The Australia Today 
South Asian Assessment Levels Tightened as PRISMS Update Flags Integrity Concerns  Dirk Mulder  8 January The Koala News
Education Department moves quickly on agent commission reporting  Tracy Harris  2 January  The Koala News 
       

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