Blog

Deadline changes, policy updates, and application news, as they happen.

These posts are analysis, not reporting. Each one lays out a change we think is coming, the evidence for it, and how confident we are. Nothing here is confirmed government policy until we say it is and cite the source.

• March 18, 2026

  What we're watching: pressure to overhaul the points test

  The Migration Strategy flagged the points test as outdated. What a redesign might reward, and why we are not expecting it soon.

• February 2, 2026

  What we're watching: the next 189 round and where the cut-off lands

  Our read on the timing and likely points cut-off of the February to March 2026 subclass 189 round. Analysis, not official.