FED: Compulsory student fees to be re-introduced at universities

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2008
FED: Compulsory student fees to be re-introduced at universities

The Rudd government is set to re-introduce compulsory fees for university students
.. to reverse a decline in sporting and social services on campuses.

Fairfax newspapers report that an announcement's due out next month in regard to the
current voluntary student unionism .. introduced by the previous government in 2005.

Instead an "opt-out" system will replace VSU .. in which students will be able to choose
which services their fees are spent on .. and whether they belong to the student union.

A recent report commissioned by the government concluded VSU had impacted negatively
on the provision of amenities and services to university students.

Before VSU fees ranged between 100 and 600 dollars.

Under the new system .. yet to go before cabinet .. Fairfax reports fees would be at
the lower end of the scale.

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