Australian agencies would establish a 'red flag' system to identify suspicious 'visa hopping' by foreign students, under reforms being considered by a parliamentary group. The Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, which is enquiring into the post-Covid state of Australia's international education and tourism industries, has heard that tough action is needed to tackle college-based work scams. Concern largely centres around students enrolling with universities to boost their chances of obtaining visas, coming to Australia and then switching to cheaper vocational education and training (VET) colleges with lax attendance standards.

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