Hands off our Humanities - calls to scrap the Job Ready Graduate package

Some of Australia's leading writers, academics and thinkers have signed an open letter by the Australian Historical Society asking the Albanese government to repeal Scott Morrison's Job-Ready Graduates package, calling instead for a more equitable university fee system that does not penalise arts and social sciences graduates.Writers Helen Garner, Tim Winton, Charlotte Wood - and over 100 other influential voices spanning business, arts and politics have all signed the letter. Guest: Steve Vizard, comedian and author of Nation, Memory, Myth, Gallipoli and the Australian Imaginary (2025)