Coalition split over university reforms

Nationals want changes to Tehan’s proposed shake up of Australian degrees

Proposals to significantly change the costs of attending university outlined by the government this week as part of a ‘Job-ready Graduates’ overhaul of the higher education sector have been attacked by coalition members.

On 11 August, education minister Dan Tehan released a draft bill that will “create 100,000 additional university places for Australian students, make degrees cheaper in areas of expected future job growth and better align the true cost of a degree to taxpayers and students”. Some degree courses will also rise significantly in cost under the plans.