@linuxgnome @ChrisMayLA6
It’s all wrapped up in ‘managerialism’ currently seen as the way to run universities (borrowing from Prof #Quiggin) which in my mind is just extending the debunked #neoliberal economic theory to a sector in which it ‘cannot’ logically apply.

#TertiaryEducation is Not a Business, it is a public responsibility, a govt duty to the society they purportedly represent. Politicians of all stripes have the hardest time to imagine any system which is not in some way directed by neoliberalism’s false dogma. They seem blind to other possibilities, struck dumb when offered alternative systems, and nailed in place by their economic biases.

What can I say, electorates the world over have been hoodwinked for so long they can no longer apply objective judgement at the polling booths.

I despair…

More on the issue, the cuts look major

Australia's 2024 population is 26.7M.
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The change has angered the #TertiaryEducation industry, with some universities calling it "#EconomicVandalism", but #Canberra says it will improve the quality and longevity of the sector.

Australia is host to about 717,500 international students, according to the latest government figures from early 2024.

#Australia introduces cap on #InternationalStudents
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd734wed3y9o?utm_source=press.coop