Category: higher education

Structural change in Australian Universities- Part 3 the impact of the rise in international students

16/05/2025

International students have become a major source of revenue for Australian universities but also a source of structural and ethical concern Introduction International students have been a major source of revenue for Australian universities since the 1990s, with their contributions growing significantly over time. Pre Covid in 2018-19, international education generated AUD$37.6 billion, making it Australia’s third-largest export after coal and iron ore. Successive Commonwealth Governments seized on this to reduce their funding of Australian Universities Back in 1990,

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-

22/12/2024

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

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