New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- If you have already selected Australia as your next study destination, you might have to think again. Australia has halted new enrolments of international students in the Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) course. Providers that deliver the course (BSB80120) will have their Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) registration for the GDML course automatically suspended or cancelled.
Students who have commenced the course and are studying with their current provider will be able to complete their studies. However, VET providers and education agents will no longer be able to recruit international students into, or offer, the GDML course to new international students.
The decision was announced recently by Assistant Minister for International Education, Julian Hill. This is the first time the government has used its new powers to cancel or suspend the registration of a specific course for international students. 452 VET providers are registered to deliver the course to international students, with 41,033 active Confirmations of Enrolment (CoEs) in the GDML, including 15,772 students recorded as currently studying the course. The targeted action will strengthen the quality and integrity of Australia's international education sector and protect the interests of international students and follows the package of integrity reforms the Government passed in November 2025.
"The government will continue to act decisively to ensure Australia remains a trusted global education destination, to protect international students and to prevent misuse of the student visa system. The Coalition left behind a shocking mess in 2022, with unsustainably high growth in student numbers in the least reputable parts of the sector, and our high-quality student visa being degraded into a low-rent illegal work visa and misused by shonks. Australia continues to welcome genuine international students seeking a premium education and must maintain a ruthless focus on quality, integrity and a great student experience," said Hill.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.