House debates Questions without Notice

Higher Education Fees

Wednesday, 11 October 2006 House of Representatives

Jenny Macklin

Jenny Macklin Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition

2:15 pm

My question is to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Can the minister confirm for the House that there are now 80 undergraduate degrees enrolling Australian students in full-fee courses costing up to $200,000, with entry scores substantially lower than for the equivalent HECS place—for example, nearly 15 marks lower than a HECS place for a bachelor of education and arts degree at the University of Sydney, 18 marks lower for a Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace) at the University of Adelaide and nearly 20 marks lower for a bachelor of sports science at Deakin University in Melbourne? Doesn’t this show that the Howard government is hell bent on Americanising our university system?

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