In this episode of Australia, Explained, we break down the changes to university fees, why these decisions are being made and how it affects you.

Bits and pieces mentioned:

STEM and Humanities wages over time

2019 Graduate Outcomes Study

Jacqui Lambie’s speech about university fees

This week, Tania recommended an article from the ABC that is full of personal testimonials about how the changes to uni fees have impacted different individual’s lives.  Vanessa recommended the book “Homo Deus” by Yuval Noah Harari about the potential of Artificial Intelligence to remove the need for people in future scientific/technological jobs.

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