Minister flags need to ‘future-proof’ university funding against One Nation
Australian Education Minister Jason Clare is pushing for legislation to cap university student numbers, citing a need to protect the system from potential future interference by the One Nation party. The bill has faced criticism for centralizing ministerial power over university admissions.
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The legislation represents a significant shift in how Australian universities manage enrollment and highlights the influence of minor parties on national policy.
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Share A A A Education Minister Jason Clare has warned that contentious new legislation that will effectively cap student numbers at universities must guard against “any future potential of a One Nation government,” in yet another sign of the increasing threat represented by Pauline Hanson and her party.
Launched by the Albanese government this year, so-called managed growth funding centralises student allocations to each university, which critics say will send ATARs skyrocketing and push students away from popular universities in Sydney and Melbourne.
Education Minister Jason Clare said he dislikes when people characterise universities as friendless. “They are the great hope for anyone seeking a better world and a better country.” Oscar Colman It will be fully implemented next year.
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