The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, welcomed the release of the Baird Review interim report on the legislation that governs international education in Australia and thanked Mr Baird for his work so far. The interim report of the review of the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 highlights more effective consumer protection and stronger, simpler regulation as two essential reforms needed to strengthen international education. DEEWR Media release, 3 December 2009