Labor accused of avoiding promise to rein in controversial Morrison-era university fees scheme

Greens amendments to let new tertiary education watchdog scrutinise uni fees and the Jobs-Ready Graduates scheme rejected by federal government ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Australian Students and Universities Fight Proposed Changes to Fee Structure

This is an article from University World News, an online publication that covers global higher education. It is presented here under an agreement with The Chronicle. Budget launches in Australia ...
Reuters

Australia's ruling party to hike student visa fees again in pre-election pledge

SYDNEY, April 28 (Reuters) - Australia's ruling Labor Party said on Monday it would raise visa fees for international students to A$2,000 ($1,279) if reelected, the latest measure aimed at the ...
CNBC

Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in migration crackdown

Australia said on Monday it had more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government to rein in record migration that has intensified pressure on an already ...
The Conversation

How did Australian universities go from free education to $50,000 arts degrees in 50 years?

Australians think students are being asked to pay far too much for their degrees. Just under half (47%) of Australians surveyed by YouGov in June 2025 believe a worker on an average income should be ...
The Australian

Universities pay fat fees to offshore agents to recruit foreign students

The University of NSW paid $133.3m in commissions to agents to recruit students from overseas in 2024. It reaped $1.4bn in revenue from the tuition fees paid by international students, who accounted ...