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Private colleges around Australia offering last-minute discounts for diploma allegedly ‘misused by shonks’

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  1. The Guardian Worldseen 29 Sept, 03:25description edited
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    Federal government to deregister graduate diploma of management in October over fears it was being used by ‘non-genuine’ students to remain in country Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Private colleges are offering discounts to rush students into a diploma the federal government is cancelling over concerns it is being “misused by shonks”. The government announced in early September it would deregister the graduate diploma of management (learning) which it suspected...

    Federal government to deregister graduate diploma of management in October over fears it was being used by ‘non-genuine’ students to remain in country Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Private colleges are offering discounts to rush students into a diploma the federal government is cancelling over concerns it is being “misused by shonks”. The government announced in early September it would deregister the graduate...

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What it is about

Private collegesFederal governmentAustraliaJulian HillAustralian collegesLaborGuardian Australia

Who published it, and when

original reportedited after publishingfirst to report
The Guardian World1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report
26 Sept, 20:00over 4 days30 Sept, 15:00

How it spread - 2 original reports

  1. Sat, 26 September 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World20:00first to reportedited after publishing

      Federal government to deregister graduate diploma of management in October over fears it was being used by ‘non-genuine’ students to remain in country Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Private colleges are offering discounts to rush students into a diploma the federal government is cancelling over concerns it is being “misused by shonks”. The government announced in early September it would deregister the graduate...

  2. Wed, 30 September 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World15:00

      Julian Hill says educational providers are being closely watched by government after course attracted non-genuine students Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Private colleges have issued nearly 3,000 last-minute enrolments to a diploma course that is being cancelled after allegedly being “misused” by non-genuine students, as Labor threatens to suspend providers that are manipulating new rules. Guardian Australia...

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