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News April 12, 2023 Arthur

Fight Magic with Magic? Turnitin Launches AI Detection to Crack Down on ChatGPT Cheating — but USyd Pours Cold Water on It

If you're studying in Australia, you'll be no stranger to Turnitin. This plagiarism-detection giant is now rolling out an AI detection feature, aiming to use the technology to detect academic-integrity breaches such as ChatGPT use.

News Regional State Nomination April 12, 2023 Arthur

VIC Adds 1,400 More 190 State-Nomination Places! ICT Invited by NSW at 65-80 Points! Canberra Sending Invitations Freely Across Both Onshore and Offshore Streams!

State nomination quotas shift again SA adds 800 VIC adds 1,400 more to 190

News April 12, 2023 Arthur

When Does a Bridging Visa Cease to Be in Effect? A Look at Bridging-Visa Validity Periods

For when a bridging visa first takes effect, see my earlier article “Does a Bridging Visa Take Effect Immediately After You Lodge? A Breakdown of Priority Between Different Visas”. Today, let us discuss when a bridging visa ceases to be in effect.

News Regional State Nomination April 11, 2023 Arthur

WA Keeps Inviting Accounting/IT/Engineering and Common Occupations at Ultra-Low Scores! Just 70 Base Points – and This Time No Job Offer Needed!

The Western Australian Government released its April round of pre-invitations on the afternoon of 6 April! This round differed again from the previous two.

News Regional State Nomination April 11, 2023 Arthur

Last Three Months of the Financial Year — These State-Nomination Programmes Still Have Plenty of Opportunities! Finance, Admin, Manager and Business/Commerce Occupations Secure PR at 65 Points!

In Australia, the financial year runs from 1 July to 30 June the following year. With only three months of this financial year left, everyone is anxious about the invitation situation — but in fact the state-nomination programmes below still offer opportunities!

Migration Weekly News Study in Australia April 10, 2023 Arthur

[Australia Migration Weekly No.280] Popular Occupations Invited by WA at 70 Points with No Job Offer! Victoria Closing Applications Soon! These Occupations Take NSW 190 at 65–70!

This Week’s Migration Update Migration Weekly 1. NSW Subclass 190 April round arrives on schedule — invitations at low scores for organising, management, HR and public relations occupations! 2. WA issues 800 Subclass 491 invitations — accounting, IT and engineering invited on a base score of 70! 3. Victoria is about to close its ROI submission channel. A small ROI

News Regional State Nomination April 6, 2023 Arthur

NSW 190 latest round — invitations from as low as 65 points! Organisation/management/HR/PR and other “niche” occupations invited in bulk offshore! Auditing back again at 85 raw!

On 4 April Victoria ran a small ROI pre-invitation round, and on 5 April NSW 190 followed — it seems the officers all want a quiet, long Easter break.

News April 6, 2023 Arthur

When a Bridging Visa B “expires”, does it automatically revert to Bridging Visa A? Could you accidentally become an “unlawful non-citizen”?

After lodging a visa application onshore (for example, a Subclass 189, 491 or 864, or even certain Subclass 143 applications) and being granted Bridging Visa A, an applicant may need to leave Australia and therefore applies for Bridging Visa B. Before the pandemic, Bridging Visa B was usually granted with a three-month “validity period”; more recently, most are granted with a one-year validity.

News April 5, 2023 Arthur

ANU & Macquarie Partner Up: 10% Tuition Off for Alumni! China-Only International Student Offer, Plus Scholarships from Multiple Universities!

Victoria University is offering a 10% tuition reduction to new international students commencing Diploma, undergraduate and coursework postgraduate study in 2023!

News Study in Australia April 5, 2023 Arthur

3 Million Sit China’s Postgrad Exam, Under 20% Get In? Study a Master’s in Australia — No IT Background? You Can Still Do a Go8 Master’s! Plus Affordable, Great-Value Accredited Courses!

IT has long been one of Australia’s most resilient and popular migration fields — whether you’re pursuing skilled independent, state-nominated or employer-sponsored migration, it always has a place, and its work and employment prospects in Australia are very strong.