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Andrew Norton, Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University

Caps are coming for domestic uni places, but the government also wants to grow student numbers. Can this work?

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare introduced a bill to parliament on Thursday that will see universities face new caps on domestic student numbers.

At the same time, the government will fund additional student places. It says this will add up to 230,000 new commencing students over the next decade. This is to help attract more students from poorer families and regional and country areas.

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