Australian universities are confronting a firestorm, the loss of foreign students, the lay-off of academics, the underpayment of staff and radical changes to domestic university fees.

Why is our university sector in so much trouble?

Guests 

Raewyn Connell, professor emerita at the University of Sydney

Professor Glyn Davis, The Australian idea of a university

Hannah Forsyth, historian of education and associate Professor at the University of New England

James Waghorne, Senior Research Fellow in the faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne

Presenter and producer Annabelle Quince