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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Krishani Dhanji

David Pocock condemns delay in establishing job ready graduates body to end $50,000 arts degrees

Independent senator David Pocock: ‘We’ve known job ready graduates isn’t working for many years and reform is urgent.’
Independent senator David Pocock: ‘We’ve known job ready graduates isn’t working for many years and reform is urgent.’ Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Reversing the program that has left Australia’s arts students paying $50,000 degrees is facing more delay, as the body tasked with reforming the controversial job ready graduates scheme is unlikely to be ready on Labor’s timeline.

The education minister, Jason Clare, is set to introduce legislation to formally establish the Australian Tertiary Education Commission (Atec) in the final sitting week of the year.

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