Labor accused of avoiding promise to rein in controversial Morrison-era university fees scheme

Mar 31, 2026 - 06:05
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Labor accused of avoiding promise to rein in controversial Morrison-era university fees scheme

Greens amendments to force new watchdog to scrutinise uni fees and the Jobs-Ready Graduates scheme rejected by federal government

The federal government is being accused of dodging promised reforms to bring down soaring university fees, after rejecting efforts to have them scrutinised by a new watchdog.

On Monday, legislation to establish the independent Australian Tertiary Education Commission (Atec) passed the Senate with a number of amendments, including to improve its resourcing and ensuring it had a focus on research.

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