{
  "id": 10058607,
  "title": "Private colleges around Australia offering last-minute discounts for diploma allegedly ‘misused by shonks’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/private-colleges-around-australia-offering-last-minute-discounts-for-10058607",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T20:00:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/27/australia-private-colleges-discount-deregistered-management-diploma-visa-crackdown-immigration-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Australian government has announced plans to deregister the graduate diploma of management, a diploma offered by numerous private colleges across the country. The decision comes amid concerns that the course is being \"misused by shonks\" or non-genuine students seeking to prolong their stay in the country. Private colleges have responded by offering last-minute discounts to encourage students to complete the diploma before it is cancelled. Currently, over 15,000 students are enrolled in the diploma, with more than 40,000 registered for future enrolments after completing another vocational course.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Private colleges around Australia offering last-minute discounts for diploma allegedly ‘misused by shonks’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/private-colleges-around-australia-offering-last-minute-discounts-for",
        "published": "2026-09-26T20:00:45.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}