Mixed reaction to university fees shake-up

There has been mixed reaction to the federal government's plan to overhaul the cost of university degrees, a strategy to increase job-ready graduates in the post-COVID-19 economy. Course fees for what the government is calling job-relevant degrees, such as mathematics and agriculture - will be reduced by 62 per cent. But students will be asked to pay more than double for degrees in the humanities.

The cost of humanities degrees is set to more than double. Source: Getty