Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I will now move to general business notices of motion Nos 737 to 740, standing in the name of Senator Henderson.

Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I'm just wondering if, when we get to the vote on this, we could vote on 737, 738 and 739 together and 740 separately.

Wendy Askew (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Henderson, I move general business notices of motion Nos 737, 738, 739 and 740 together:

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 737

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 4 pm on 12 February 2025, any document or documents which include the latest available data relating to the calculation of the National Planning Level for new international student commencements.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 738

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 4 pm on 12 February 2025, for each higher education provider (being publicly funded universities and private providers), the latest available data for the following:

(a) the number of new overseas student commencements in 2024;

(b) the indicative international student profiles as proposed for 2025;

(c) the indicative international student profiles as proposed for 2026;

(d) the number of onshore international students for 2024;

(e) the number of onshore domestic students for 2024;

(f) the total number of onshore (domestic and onshore international) students for 2024; and

(g) onshore international enrolments as a proportion of total onshore enrolments for 2024.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 739

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Skills and Training, by no later than 4 pm on 12 February 2025, for each vocational and education training provider with a Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students registration, the latest available data for the following:

(a) the number of new overseas student commencements for 2024;

(b) the indicative international student profiles as proposed for 2025;

(c) the indicative international student profiles as proposed for 2026;

(d) the number of onshore international students for 2024;

(e) the number of onshore domestic students for 2024;

(f) the total number of onshore (domestic and onshore international) students for 2024; and

(g) onshore international enrolments as a proportion of total onshore enrolments for 2024.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 740

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, by no later than 4 pm on 12 February 2025:

(a) with respect to student visa applications:

(i) the number of offshore student visa applications for each education provider approved for the calendar year 2024,

(ii) the number of offshore student visa applications for each education provider denied for the calendar year 2024,

(iii) the number of onshore student visa applications for each education provider approved for the calendar year 2024,

(iv) the number of onshore student visa applications for each education provider denied for the calendar year 2024,

(v) the number of onshore and offshore student visa applications received by month for the calendar year 2024,

(vi) the total number of onshore and offshore student visa applications approved for the calendar year 2024,

(vii) the number of student visa applications where the applicant or their agent have lodged an appeal to a refusal or cancellation for each month of the calendar year 2024, and

(viii) the number of student visa holders which have submitted a subclass 866 Protection visa application for each month of the calendar year 2024;

(b) with respect to temporary graduate visas:

(i) the number of temporary graduate visa holders by location (using city/suburb, postcode or relevant data) for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024 as at December in each year, or the latest available data for 2024,

(ii) the number of temporary graduate visa holders whose visa terminated for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024,

(iii) the destination of temporary graduate visa holders (for those exiting Australia) for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024,

(iv) the duration temporary graduate visa holders remained on a temporary graduate visa prior to exiting Australia for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024,

(v) the number of current temporary graduate visa holders:

(A) by how long the visa holder has remained in Australia while holding a temporary graduate visa, including any subsequent temporary graduate visa where relevant, in one-year increments (including less than one year), and

(B) by how long remains on their current visa in one-year increments (including less than one year); and

(c) with respect to skilled visas:

(i) the total number of visa applications for each skilled visa subclass for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024, and

(ii) the total number of visa applications for each skilled visa subclass whereby an applicant is nominating an Australian study requirement in each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024.

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

CHISHOLM (—) (): I seek leave to make a short statement in regard to general business notice of motion No. 740.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The government will be opposing this motion. The data is commercially sensitive and may prejudice an individual education provider's commercial and financial interests as well as their reputation. Releasing information on visa statistics, such as visa refusals, linked to particular education providers may affect their commercial interests by providing insights into the recruitment behaviours and habits of individual education providers that may be of commercial value to competitors and other education sector entities. This is consistent with the Department of Home Affairs policy of not publishing international student enrolment data by an education provider.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 740, standing in the name of Senator Henderson and moved by Senator Askew, be agreed to.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I'll now deal with general business notices of motion Nos 737, 738 and 739, as moved by Senator Askew and standing in the name of Senator Henderson.

Question agreed to.