Structural change in Australia higher education over the last 50 years. Part 1 the 1974 decision to abolish university fees and the coming of HECs-
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Part 1 the 1974 decision to abolish university fees and the coming of HECs- The Whitlam Government’s abolition of university fees in Australia in 1974 represented middle class welfare at its worst. It made university education much easier for the middle class and more difficult for students from working class backgrounds. It was one of the first examples of the embourgeoisement of the labour party which has continued at a pace ever since. Introduction Just prior to the
