The government linked the cost of university teaching to funding and student fees, but the numbers don't add up
- Written by: Keith A Houghton, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University
ShutterstockOur newly published research on the costs of university study fails to support estimates used by the Australian government to justify its Job-Ready Graduates Package. The legislated policy directly linked funding to the cost of teaching, which the government also used to justify increased HECS student contributions in some subjects....