http://resources2.news.com.au/cs/australian/paid/images/sprite/logos.pngBy 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...