Jason Clare

The university sector has backed the plan, while economists are less positive.

The Bill will now be considered in the Senate.

Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has expressed concern over the number of international students appealing against Labor’s student cap.

Education Minister says the bill provides cost-of-living relief, capping fee increases at 4.4 percent for the centres until August 2025.

This will bring the number of new international student commencements pre-pandemic levels.

The education minister pointed to the earmarked $16 billion offered to the public school system.

Meanwhile, centres are barred from raising parent fees by more than 4.4 percent over the next year.

As the defection of Muslim Senator Fatima Payman ignites a debate about parties representing different faiths, the prime minister cautions against it.

International students were an invaluable asset to the Australian economy, tertiary representatives argued.

‘The proposed Higher Education Future Fund is a costly, complicated, and cumbersome tax on our world-class universities,’ said Monash University president.

The federal government will contribute $777 million between 2025 and 2029, with the remaining amount covered by the state government.

The cost of daycare has risen by 9.1 percent, an inquiry has found.

Technology should be ’seen as a means, never an end,' and traditional teaching methods should still be employed working symbiotically, UNESCO says.

‘What this report showed us yesterday is that we have one of the most segregated school systems in the OECD.’