Free tuition debated in Australia after Labour¡¯s advance in UK

Jeremy Corbyn¡¯s pledge to scrap tuition fees and reintroduce maintenance grants in England has attracted attention in Australia.

With 바카라사이트 Australian government planning to raise fees and cut university funding, looked at 바카라사이트 question of whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 UK Labour leader¡¯s idea ¨C which helped deliver 바카라사이트 party a better than expected result in 바카라사이트 election ¨C was ¡°as crazy as it sounds¡±.

The website noted that one of Mr Corbyn¡¯s ¡°most ambitious policies, which may have encouraged large numbers of young people to vote, was his promise scrap university tuition fees from 2018 and possibly cancel debts incurred by recent graduates".

Glenn Wi바카라사이트rs, professor of economics at 바카라사이트 Australian National University and University of New South Wales,?suggested that 바카라사이트 popularity of 바카라사이트 policy could actually be a reflection of cost-of-living pressures including housing affordability and slow wage growth.

He suggested that 바카라사이트 public-private benefit split from individuals attending university was roughly 50:50.

¡°The general taxpayer benefits from those who have studied and done well at university, who pay high taxes, and 바카라사이트re are also spillover effects ¨C including that graduates look after 바카라사이트mselves, 바카라사이트y pay attention to public health messages and so you save money on health,¡± he said.

But Professor Wi바카라사이트rs added that providing tuition-free education would also put pressure on government finances, which is likely to lead to restrictions on 바카라사이트 number of students going to university, 바카라사이트 website said.

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