Australia: Editorial: Time to reform higher education

by E Wayne Ross on June 8, 2007

The Australian: Editorial: Time to reform higher education
Central planning is depriving us of quality universities

WHEN the winds of micro-economic reform began to blow the cobwebs away in the Australian public sector two decades ago, it was unfortunate that higher education was walled off from change. Yet as Australia struggles to meet the shortage of skilled labour, it is time to address the rigidities in the tertiary sector that have rendered it incapable of responding flexibly to meet the demands of the labour market.

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