Series: Universities For Sale — Part 2: The Funding Hole Canberra Created

from Have You Noticed? Australia · host Alex Mercer

In Part 2 of our series Universities For Sale, Alex Mercer traces the funding choices that pushed Australian universities toward dependence on international student fees. This episode examines the shrinking public funding settlement, the cross-subsidy of research, the rise of managerial culture, and why Canberra found off-budget university revenue politically easier than honest structural reform. Series: Universities For Sale Part 2: The Funding Hole Canberra Created

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