Deregulation a chance to make our 'average' universities 'brilliant': ANU's Ian Young

By Matthew Knott. The Abbott government's savings drive has taken another hit after the Senate blocked $435 million in university cuts originally proposed by Labor.
The vote is the first indication of how the new Senate may vote on the government's sweeping higher education reform agenda, which includes a full deregulation of fees, a 20 per cent across-the-board course funding cut and increased interest on student debts. Read more...