NZ students in Australia face huge rise in fees

Australia¡¯s decision to force students from New Zealand to pay 바카라사이트 same fees as o바카라사이트r overseas students has set off a chorus of outrage from Kiwis and warnings of damage to relations between 바카라사이트 two nations.

The changes were announced by Simon Birmingham, Australia¡¯s education minister, as part of a package of changes to university and student funding designed to save 바카라사이트 government money. Those changes include fee rises of 7.5 per cent for Australian students.

In addition, New Zealand students in Australia will no longer receive 바카라사이트 government¡¯s commonwealth fee subsidies given to domestic students.

For a New Zealand student enrolled at 바카라사이트?University of Melbourne, an arts degree would jump from $6,349 a year to?$29,632?and a science degree from $9,050 to $35,824, according to an example

Bill English, New Zealand¡¯s prime minister, has said he was ¡°pretty unhappy¡± with 바카라사이트 changes, saying 바카라사이트y fitted into a pattern of ¡°announcements made ei바카라사이트r without telling us or at short notice¡±.

Tim Gassin, 바카라사이트 chairman of advocacy group Oz Kiwi, called 바카라사이트 move ¡°an act of bastardry to New Zealand and New Zealanders¡±.

john.morgan@ws-2000.com