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₹16,29,964) in savings, to be eligible for a student visa, which equals 75 per cent of the national minimum wage. “We will assess applications lodged before ​May 10, 2024, under the financial capacity requirements in effect at the time of application," the press release further noted.

By Renju Jose

BBC, the visa scheme was severely criticised in the country for increasing corruption and allowing wealthy foreign nationals to park illegal funds in Australia. Moreover, the dominance of Chinese investors was visible on the list of successful applicants as the Australian government data revealed that 85% of the SIVs were granted to people from China.

Australia's Home Affairs Department has formalized a fresh approach to student visas, aligning with the government's latest migration strategy. Once the new framework is implemented, student visa applications will be prioritised based on institution. Under the new framework, each CRICOS-registered education provider is assigned an evidence level (1, 2, or 3).

visa rules for international students, and skilled workers entering the nation. The Australia government plans to continue this for over next two years. Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil unveiled the reforms, emphasizing the need to overhaul a perceived "broken" migration system.

DP World has confirmed hackers stole data during a breach that forced it to shut down ports around the country last week and which experts say was likely to have stemmed from its failure to patch a widely known security flaw.

Australian government on Sunday described as «serious and ongoing» a cybersecurity incident that forced ports operator DP World Australia to suspend operations at ports in several states since Friday. DP World Australia, which manages nearly half of the goods that flow in and out of the country, said it was looking into possible data breaches as well as testing systems «crucial for the resumption of normal operations and regular freight movement». The breach halted operations at the containers terminals in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Western Australia's Fremantle since Friday. «The cyber incident at DP World is serious and ongoing,» Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. A DP World spokesperson did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on when normal operations would resume.

Australia's international education sector, the federal government is set to ban education agents who are paid for poaching students away from their current institutions. These reforms come as a response to a comprehensive review led by former Victoria police chief commissioner, Christine Nixon. Clare O'Neil, Australia's home affairs minister, emphasized the government's commitment to restoring integrity in Australia's international education system and safeguarding the welfare of students, saying, «The party is over, the rots and loopholes that have plagued this system will be shut down.

Australia's Covid-era visa will be stopped from the beginning February 2024, the government announced recently. Announcing the same in a statement, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil and Immigration Minister Andrew Giles said, "From February 2024, the visa will be closed to all applicants. This will provide certainty to our visa system now that the circumstances that drove the operation of the visa no longer exist." In 2020, Australia introduced the Pandemic Event visa (subclass 408) to aid stranded international students and address labor shortages amid pandemic-induced border closures.

The Australian government is being pushed to ban the payment of cyber ransoms, usually demanded in cryptocurrency, following a local business suffering a mass data breach and subsequent ransom demand.