# Australian colleges warned not to ‘game’ student visa rules as last-minute enrolments near 3,000

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- The Guardian, 2026-09-30 15:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/01/australia-private-colleges-student-visa-enrolments-soar-for-cancelled-diploma-ntwnfb

> Nearly 3,000 last-minute enrolments have been issued for a graduate diploma course that Australia is cancelling after the government said some non-genuine students misused it. Assistant minister Julian Hill warned providers, agents and students not to circumvent the rules, saying colleges could be barred from recruiting and visas could be put at risk.