Job-Ready Graduates reforms put quality of university research and teaching at risk, Senate inquiry told

Sarah Lansdown
Updated September 16 2020 - 7:12am, first published 12:30am
Wren Somerville leads a Canberra protest about changes to university fees in Garema Place in July. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Wren Somerville leads a Canberra protest about changes to university fees in Garema Place in July. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Funding for university research and teaching would be cut and the quality of education would suffer if the Coalition's Job-Ready Graduates reforms are passed, a Senate inquiry has heard.

Sarah Lansdown

Sarah Lansdown

Canberra Times education reporter

Sarah covers all stages of education in the capital, from early childhood to higher education. Previously she was a general news reporter at The Advocate in North West Tasmania. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2019 Tasmanian Media Awards for a series on paramedic shortages. Email: sarah.lansdown@canberratimes.com.au