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Don't just blame the Libs for treating universities harshly. Labor's 1980s policies ushered in government interference

  • Written by: Hannah Forsyth, Senior Lecturer in History, Australian Catholic University
Don't just blame the Libs for treating universities harshly. Labor's 1980s policies ushered in government interferenceRobert Menzies established a 'buffer body' between government and universities.Shutterstock

Universities struggle to understand why the government doesn’t love them.

Since COVID, universities have lost billions of dollars and shed over 17,000 staff. The government excluded them from Jobseeker, which threatened their viability for teaching and...

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