Lying universities made out like bandits over pandemic

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Over the pandemic we witnessed the universities put dollars ahead of lives by lobbying to open Australia’s borders

Then we witnessed their relentless whining over the the loss of international students where they claimed they would lose billions of dollars and demanded federal governments support (which they received).

Now it has been revealed that universities have actually made out like bandits.

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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.