Repaying uni fees for decades: the burden on generation COVID | CroweDM
The coronavirus recession will be so devastating for so many that it seems unfair to single out any age group for the burden it will carry long after the pandemic.
There will be no stimulus to help this happen. While the government spends $260 billion on its other pandemic measures, it has designed a “budget neutral” education plan that tries to teach more students without a big investment. And the culture war is more complicated than it looks because the commonwealth contributions are set by course, not degree. While English is heavily subsidised, history is not. A student who signs up for a Bachelor of Arts in English and foreign languages could pay far less than one doing anthropology and political science.The students who could pay most for this “reform” are those starting law, economics, management and commerce next year. The fees for creative arts could soar.
The government argues that its plan puts an emphasis on the STEM skills the economy needs – and that this “job ready” approach will increase student places, lift productivity, boost national income, help the regions and build stronger links with industry. The fate of this package now depends on the Senate, which vetoed the Coalition’s changes in 2014 and again a few years later. Tehan has a friendlier Senate than his predecessors and a good chance of prevailing over the objections of Labor and the Greens.The changes could pass with support from Pauline Hanson’s One Nation and Tasmanian independent Jacqui Lambie.
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