By Julie Hare and Sarah Martin. UNIVERSITY heads have urged crossbench senators to back a proposed government compromise on higher education reform, saying the new deal will moderate fee increases and appease students.
But they say the potential backflip on up to $2 billion cuts to the sector — offered on the condition of deregulation — would not be enough to address chronic underfunding of universities, and have called for institutions to be free to set their own course fees from 2016. More...
But they say the potential backflip on up to $2 billion cuts to the sector — offered on the condition of deregulation — would not be enough to address chronic underfunding of universities, and have called for institutions to be free to set their own course fees from 2016. More...