V-c call heeded in reforms

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The Australian government has tempered some of its more contentious plans for the reform of higher education with a promise of an extra A$1.5 bil worth of funding for higher education over the next four years, plus over A$660 mil extra/yr from 2007. In tabling the concessions, higher education minister Brendan Nelson has heeded calls from vice-chancellors to provide more funding for regional universities, modify plans for scholarships and to ease restrictions on universities over-enrolling beyond government quotas.

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Australia reverts to full-cost tuition fees

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The Australian senate has passed legislation which permits universities to levy full tuition fees. All students will face increased charges. The measure has been opposed by academics and the opposition Labor party, but the government argues it is necessary or spending on higher education will have to be reduced. Full-cost fees were abandoned in 1974 but students have been charged an increased proportion of fees since the 1980s. Tuition costs vary according to the type of course studied.

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Canberra net 1 bn pounds sterling profit from degrees

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A report by the University of Melbourne's Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research states that Australia's federal government benefits by A$2.7 billion a year as a result of its investment in higher education.

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