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

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What happened

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 da…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:00:45 UTC.

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