Big news! The Hon Tony Burke MP is now wearing multiple hats: Minister for Home Affairs, Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Cyber Security, the Arts, and Leader of the House. Yes, he is now the person to contact for a wide range of duties!

Burke's new position puts immigration front and center for the cabinet, which is a big vote of confidence. He is the one who can take on those "immigration barnacles" and large numbers head-on. The crucial question is, though: would this adjustment make things easier for Filipino applicants for student visas or will it make things more bureaucratic?

It will take time to see if Burke's new acrobatics will benefit student visa applicants or merely add another chapter to the bureaucratic tale. Stay tuned!