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Australia Plans University Fees Hike to Deter Humanities Students

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday June 21 2020, @11:53PM   Printer-friendly

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Australia's conservative government announced plans Friday to double university fees for humanities students, in a bid to push people into more useful, "job-relevant" courses like maths and science.

Under the proposal—which critics panned as an "ideological assault"—the cost of degrees like history or cultural studies will rise up to 113 percent to around US$29,000, while other courses such as nursing and information technology will become cheaper.

Education Minister Dan Tehan—an arts graduate with two advanced degrees in international relations—said the government wanted to corral young people towards "jobs of the future" to boost the country's economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

"If you are wanting to do philosophy, which will be great for your critical thinking, also think about doing IT," Tehan said.

The plan would help pay for an additional 39,000 university places by 2023 and for cost cuts for courses like science, agriculture, maths and languages.

[...] "I'm an arts graduate and so is the minister for education so I'm not sure you can draw the conclusion that we're completely unemployable," said opposition lawmaker Tanya Plibersek.

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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday June 25 2020, @01:21PM (3 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday June 25 2020, @01:21PM (#1012379) Journal

    So because you don't like his hyperbolic descriptions, the message is wrong? Jesus. But that's just like you, Hallow. You were always "feelz over realz," and the more you protested that you weren't, the more obvious it became.

    Shorter version of the above: "Money is an abstraction or proxy to actual value which has been elevated to the status of value itself and abused to make more of itself with no real concrete backing. This isn't sustainable and distorts both trading and human relations."

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday June 25 2020, @01:33PM (2 children)

    by khallow (3766) on Thursday June 25 2020, @01:33PM (#1012386) Journal

    So because you don't like his hyperbolic descriptions, the message is wrong?

    Yes. That's it in a nutshell. It's not criticism, it's fantasy.

    • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday June 26 2020, @01:41AM (1 child)

      by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Friday June 26 2020, @01:41AM (#1012729) Journal

      That is amazing. You don't like the tone so the message is wrong, and you just outright admitted that. Feelz over realz. Nice own goal though!

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      • (Score: 1) by khallow on Friday June 26 2020, @03:46AM

        by khallow (3766) on Friday June 26 2020, @03:46AM (#1012775) Journal

        You don't like the tone

        Hyperbolic descriptions isn't tone. It's error.