# Australia doubles the cost of humanities degrees

**URL:** <https://bbad.com/t/australia-doubles-the-cost-of-humanities-degrees/1018>\
**Category:** Park Bench\
**Created:** [June 18, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/australia-doubles-the-cost-of-humanities-degrees/1018 "2020-06-18T21:09:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/australia-doubles-the-cost-of-humanities-degrees/1018/1 "2020-06-18T21:09:26Z")

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I agree with this 100%. Focus on useful degrees and training that can actually get people jobs.

> **[Humanities degrees to double in cost as Government funnels students into...](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-19/university-fees-tertiary-education-overhaul-course-costs/12367742)**
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> The cost of studying humanities at university is set to more than double next year, while the Federal Government will slash fees for priority courses with "job opportunities" amid the coronavirus recession.

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**Author:** ![DthBreath](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@DthBreath](https://bbad.com/u/DthBreath)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/australia-doubles-the-cost-of-humanities-degrees/1018/2 "2020-06-19T00:25:59Z")

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I hope they don’t expect twice the pay.

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**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/australia-doubles-the-cost-of-humanities-degrees/1018/3 "2020-06-19T01:05:00Z")

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lol good point.