John Henningham, the director of Jschool: Journalism Education & Training was delighted to get the nod from Canberra to be registered as a “fee-help” provider.

“This means that students will be able to get government loans to study our one-year Diploma of Journalism. This levels the playing field,” Henningham told Diary.

“Up to now, undergraduate journalism students have had to enrol in a three-year university course to be eligible for government support.”