Shadow Education Minister tanya_plibersek says the government has made a 'deliberate decision not to help universities' by excluding university workers from the JobKeeper subsidy program.
Shadow Education Minister Tanya Plibersek says the government has made a "deliberate decision not to help universities" by excluding university workers from the JobKeeper subsidy program. She told Sky News more than 10,000 university jobs had been lost since the outset of the pandemic, a figure she claimed would go much higher if they received minimal government support.
“Right now the government is trying to cut billions more and double the cost of thousands of degrees at a time when we should be making it easier for kids to get an education. “I really want university bosses to stand up against that, some have, some have been fantastic. But others have just rolled out and had their tummies tickled." Ms Plibersek said students should be encouraged to "go to TAFE or university rather than joining the dole queue".
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