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HELP tax on universities: what MPs had to say
Legislation that will see universities taxed for the administration of students' access to the Higher Education Loan Program has passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support.
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“User-pays” might sound attractive to politicians, but if they seriously think that yet another cut to University funding (and that’s what this is) won’t be passed on to students somehow, they’re dreaming. Governments cut the fat out of the tertiary education system a long time ago and are chopping away at muscle and bone – how do they expect the sector to absorb yet another funding cut?