Arts degrees to cost $50,000 until at least 2028 as measures to lower Australian university fees put on hold

Australia's university fees for arts degrees will remain at fifty thousand dollars until at least twenty twenty-eight, after the head of the country's Tertiary Education Commission said he won't recommend interim measures to reduce costs. The Job-ready Graduates program, introduced by the Morrison government, slashed fees for science and maths courses while raising humanities costs dramatically. The policy has triggered a steep decline in arts enrolments from lower-income students, sparking fears of a segregated higher education system. The commission chief acknowledged the scheme is a failure but says reform advice won't arrive until next year, according to The Guardian.

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