No more purchased degrees
The ALP has announced that it will abolish full fee University places.
I think this is a great idea: the Australian education system is designed to give opportunity and support to the best and brightest - it is a critical instrument in maintaining our egalitarian society. We should be proud of a system where it is your ability that decides what you are able to do - not the size of your daddy's wallet.
The full-fee places was implemented by the Howard Government in 1996, and essentially allows people to buy their way in over other students: students who have higher teriary entry scores. This, I believe, fundamentally opposes what our education system should be about. Its great to see Labor taking a stand for true Australian values, and they have announced they will boost funding and drive down HECS fees for in-demand professions. This is the true long term way of dealing with a skills crisis - something that the Libs can't get their heads around.
In a related matter, it has been reported on 4 Corners, that the Young Liberals are being stacked with extreme right-wing idiots. They apparently went to the NUS conference and chanted over speakers, with racists, sexist and homophobic messages. They say they are racists, homophobic and sexists, and proud of it - they also believe they will "always rule over everything". People: these are the next batch of Liberal politicians. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
I think this is a great idea: the Australian education system is designed to give opportunity and support to the best and brightest - it is a critical instrument in maintaining our egalitarian society. We should be proud of a system where it is your ability that decides what you are able to do - not the size of your daddy's wallet.
The full-fee places was implemented by the Howard Government in 1996, and essentially allows people to buy their way in over other students: students who have higher teriary entry scores. This, I believe, fundamentally opposes what our education system should be about. Its great to see Labor taking a stand for true Australian values, and they have announced they will boost funding and drive down HECS fees for in-demand professions. This is the true long term way of dealing with a skills crisis - something that the Libs can't get their heads around.
In a related matter, it has been reported on 4 Corners, that the Young Liberals are being stacked with extreme right-wing idiots. They apparently went to the NUS conference and chanted over speakers, with racists, sexist and homophobic messages. They say they are racists, homophobic and sexists, and proud of it - they also believe they will "always rule over everything". People: these are the next batch of Liberal politicians. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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