Australia: English test centre adopts biometric data to prevent identify fraud

Measures against fraud, including a fingerprint scan, have been introduced at one of Australia's biggest English language test centres (The Australian)

A good IELTS result can make the difference for a former overseas student seeking to stay in Australia as a skilled migrant. Nine people, including a former Curtin University employee, have been sentenced for bribery offences related to a 2009-10 trade in fake English test results at Curtin University's IELTS centre in Perth.