http://www.darraghmurray.com/opinion/the-2007-australian-election-%e2%80%93-what-matters-to-me/ It is not the critic who counts Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:51:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.darraghmurray.com/opinion/the-2007-australian-election-%e2%80%93-what-matters-to-me/#comment-1474 daz Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:18:58 +0000 http://www.darraghmurray.com/opinion/the-2007-australian-election-%e2%80%93-what-matters-to-me/#comment-1474 Exactly. I'm all for allowing people to have equal access to tertiary education, but not on a user-pays systems. If university's have spots for specific courses, they should be filled according to merit, and not the purse-strings. Exactly. I’m all for allowing people to have equal access to tertiary education, but not on a user-pays systems. If university’s have spots for specific courses, they should be filled according to merit, and not the purse-strings.

]]> http://www.darraghmurray.com/opinion/the-2007-australian-election-%e2%80%93-what-matters-to-me/#comment-1473 Elsa Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:22:40 +0000 http://www.darraghmurray.com/opinion/the-2007-australian-election-%e2%80%93-what-matters-to-me/#comment-1473 Agreed, agreed - especially about tertiary education. What Howard has done to universities makes me furious. I feel ashamed to be living in a country where not only is education not free - but the best education is now only available to those who have the funds to pay for it. I had no idea how bad it was until I saw a QTAC guide - and there are now 2 entry streams for most courses. One, with lower fees, but for students with higher OP scores. And the second, with higher fees, but for students with lower OP scores. It is an absolute disgrace. F*&king Amanda Vanstone. Agreed, agreed - especially about tertiary education. What Howard has done to universities makes me furious. I feel ashamed to be living in a country where not only is education not free - but the best education is now only available to those who have the funds to pay for it. I had no idea how bad it was until I saw a QTAC guide - and there are now 2 entry streams for most courses. One, with lower fees, but for students with higher OP scores. And the second, with higher fees, but for students with lower OP scores. It is an absolute disgrace. F*&king Amanda Vanstone.

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