TAFE: the forgotten victim in higher education war

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Over recent weeks, we have witnessed incessant lobbying from universities over funding, whereby they have demanded a return to the Gillard Government’s failed demand-driven system:

Universities face turning away hundreds of thousands of students next year as applications to study surge but available places remain fixed…

Professor of education policy at Melbourne University Frank Larkins said higher education activity is counter-cyclical to the economy and the employment impact of COVID-19 meant rising demand was inevitable…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.