Archive · 6 Jan 2026
Senator Criticizes Australia's Handling of Fake Degrees
An Australian senator named Malcolm Roberts is upset with the government because they are not doing anything about foreign students who have fake degrees.
These students, many from India, are using these fake degrees to study and work in Australia.
The senator says that this is a big problem because it breaks the rules of getting a student visa.
He wants the government to send these students back to their home countries.
The problem got bigger when police in India found a lot of fake certificates.
The senator says that around 23,000 foreign students in Australia have these fake degrees, and some are working in important jobs like taking care of old people and young children.
He thinks this is dangerous and not fair to Australian workers.
Australian Senator Malcolm Roberts criticizes the government for not acting against foreign students with fake degrees.
Police in India seized 100,000 fake certificates from 22 universities, with an estimated 1 million plus used for jobs abroad.
Roberts claims 23,000 foreign students in Australia have 'purchased' degrees, many working in sensitive sectors like aged care and early childhood education.
He accuses the government of refusing to deport these students, despite clear visa breaches.
Roberts calls for strict penalties, including visa cancellation and deportation for those involved in the scam.
- Who
- Australian Senator Malcolm Roberts
- What
- Criticized the government for not acting against foreign students with fake degrees
- When
- Recent developments, with Senator Roberts' post on X
- Where
- Australia and India
- Why
- To address the issue of foreign students using fake degrees to study and work in Australia
- Senator
- Malcolm Roberts
- Country
- Australia
- Fake Certificates Seized
- 100,000
- Universities Involved
- 22
- Estimated Fake Certificates Used
- 1 million plus
- Foreign Students with Fake Degrees in Australia
- 23,000
- Sensitive Sectors Affected
- Aged care and early childhood education
- Visa Condition Breached
- Section 8202