The fee hikes are symptomatic of changes to the university sector as a whole.
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Student organisations are furious at the government’s proposal to hike fees amidst Arts subjects already being cut.
Over 100 were in attendance to fight staff and course cuts.
Proposed cuts to FASS courses reduced from 30 per cent to 8 per cent.
On opposing university cuts in the face of austerity measures.
The announcement explicitly prioritises domestic students over international students.
USyd attempts to circumvent changes regarding the distribution of Commonwealth Supported Places.
The proposed package would also force students to pay back their debt sooner.
Mary Ward, Victoria Zerbst, Alexandros Tsathas and Max Hall report from a Canberra bunker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGwy1P5juT0 Riot police and student protesters have clashed inside Sydney University’s Fisher Library, spurred by the presence of Federal Education…