Labor shuts down student course on visa misuse suspicions | ABC NEWS
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The federal government has prevented new enrolments in a popular graduate diploma it fears has been used by international students to prolong their stay in Australia. The number of students transferring into the Vocational Education and Training (VET) course surged from 510 people in 2020 to 4,000 in 2025, sparking concerns it was not being pursued for genuine study. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/labor-shuts-down-course-linked-to-student-visa-misuse/107113818 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel
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