Exclusive: Labor lashes 'cowardly' university bosses agreeing to fee hikes | LisaVisentin
Labor education spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek says university chiefs backing the Morrison government's major funding reforms are cowardly and they have betrayed students by accepting fee hikes.
"You wouldn't find many principals who'd support government cuts to their school's budget, or who'd support policies that would disadvantage their kids."The reform package centres on a plan to hike fees by 113 per cent for humanities courses, and 28 per cent for law and commerce.
Labor's broadside comes as vice-chancellors and university peak bodies were grilled this week by a Senate inquiry into the government's bill, which needs the support of three crossbenchers for the changes to be legislated.
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