In December, Fairfax Media provided Macquarie University with evidence of 128 requests from students for assignments from the MyMaster site, including copies of the purchased assignments, bank receipts showing proof of payment and, in some instances, suspected names and student numbers of those involved. Most of the assignments were fully referenced, ready-to-submit pieces of work and cost between $50 and $700.

A spokesperson for Macquarie University confirmed that 36 students "were found responsible for use of the MyMaster website in violation of both the University's academic honesty policy and student code of conduct".

The University's Disciplinary Committee issued fail grades to each student in the units for which they submitted ghost-written assignments, leaving 10 students unable to graduate "as they no longer meet the academic requirements for their degree", the spokesperson said.

In the most severe disciplinary action to result from MyMaster crackdown, two students who had since graduated from the university have had their degrees revoked.

"Both were given fail grades for the relevant units and advised that as they no longer met the academic requirements of their degrees, the degrees would be formally withdrawn," the spokesperson said.