Joanne Ryan (Lalor, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Education. I refer to Michelle Smith, a mother from Geelong in Victoria. While studying she is working as a nurse to support her family. She is very concerned about being left with a massive debt as a result of the Minister for Education's changes to university fees. She describes them as 'absolutely heartbreaking'. Why is the government so determined to Americanise our universities, leaving people like Michelle with a debt sentence?

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