Australia: New Rules for Students, and Change at eSafety Agency
Listen to the story
The Labor government in Australia has new plans for international students. It wants to make it harder for them to change their course of study after they arrive in Australia.
Many international students come to Australia to study. Some change their course after they start. The government wants new rules for this.
At the same time, there is news about online safety in Australia. Julie Inman-Grant leads the eSafety agency. This agency works to keep people safe online.
Inman-Grant says it is time for new leadership at eSafety. She has led the agency for some years.
These are two different stories from the same day of news in Australia. Both stories are about government and public services.
Vocabulary15 words
- Labor
- a political party in Australia; it is in government now
- course
- a program of study at a school or university
- eSafety
- a government group in Australia; it helps keep people safe on the internet
- government
- the people who run a country
- rules
- things you must do or not do
- international students
- students from other countries
- leadership
- the person or people in charge
- online safety
- being safe when you use the internet
- agency
- a government group with a special job
- plans
- ideas about what to do next
- arrive
- to come to a place
- leads
- is in charge of
- head
- the top person in a group
- news
- information about what is happening now
- public services
- jobs and help the government gives to people
📚 Ready to use these words in a real conversation?
Practice live with a real tutor on Preply.
Quiz
Answer key
1. Rules for international students changing courses 2. It helps keep people safe online 3. True
✅ Nice work on the quiz!
Keep the momentum going — book a live English lesson with a Preply tutor.
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Labor government in Australia has new plans for international _____.
It wants to make it harder for them to change their _____ of study after they arrive in Australia.
Many international students come to Australia to _____.
The government wants new _____ for this.
Julie Inman-Grant leads the _____ agency.
This agency works to keep people _____ online.
Inman-Grant says it is time for new _____ at eSafety.
She has led the agency for some _____.
These are two different stories from the same day of _____ in Australia.
Both stories are about government and public _____.
🎓 Enjoyed this story?
Turn today's reading into real speaking practice with a live Preply tutor.
More Politics stories
Next story · Easy
Steelers Cornerback Jalen Ramsey Plays vs. Browns