Just a few days ago, the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority issued its latest examination rules, announcing that from 2024 it will admit eligible Mainland schools to sit the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) examination.
The Home Affairs Minister’s media release confirms the Subclass 408 visa will be cancelled from midnight (12am) Australian Eastern Time this Friday, 1 September
On the morning of 30 August, the Tasmanian Government held its online seminar as scheduled. The session covered the total allocation for the financial year, how the allocation has been used, processing progress, the arrangements for the year ahead and the order of priority for invitations. The key takeaways are recapped below:
On the afternoon of 30 August, Victor, Newstarsec’s WA manager, made contact with the state government and received the following updates:
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The FY23-24 state-nomination allocations are in, and state governments have now received their new official quotas. Every state’s allocation has been slashed dramatically — down to roughly 30% of previous levels.
Last Friday, every state except Victoria and Western Australia responded to the allocation figures released on Thursday — most along the lines of “noted, under review”. Only the Northern Territory took a more drastic line, quickly suspending new applications.
Australia’s new financial year began in July, and now — last week — the states have finally released their allocations. But the news we received was not the good news we had hoped for.
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