October 10, 2003

Australia Proposes Tuition Deregulation

By DAVID COHEN

Australia would allow public universities to raise tuition by as much as 30 percent under a complex package of proposed changes in higher education.

In addition to partially deregulating tuition, the government's proposal would double the number of slots available to students who pay the full amount. Low-income students who attend public universities on tuition-exempt scholarships currently forfeit a share of their government aid, such as unemployment benefits, to compensate for the

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