Malcolm
TurnbullTony
AbbottJohn
HowardKevin
RuddJulia
GillardiiPaul
Keating1990
1990
20002000 2017201020101997
Extensive cuts to higher
education funding2009
Government ‘uncaps’ student places
in publicly funded universities2008
University of Melbourne
introduce the Melbourne
Model580,00086,000
in offshore
campuses580,0001 million1.4 million2007
CSP (Commonwealth
Supported Places) replaces
HECS scheme1989
End of free education for
domestic students and
introduction of HECS scheme
(initially set at $1,800 for all courses)1996
Course fees are scaled
depending on discipline and
projected future income2009
Deregulation of
university fees to a
demand-driven system*2016–17 student numbers are estimationsii Kevin Rudd held office for eleven weeks in 2013. iii Undergraduate degrees (with an emphasis on breadth) are followed by professional master’s degrees, with the ability to apply for accelerated master’s degrees.
iv A three-year degree in landscape architecture is followed by a two-year master’s degree. v A design degree in which a specialization in landscape is followed by a two-year professional master’s degree.100,000
0LaborCoalitionBachelorBachelorBachelorBachelor
MasterMasterMelbourne
Modeliii
Bologna
Modeliv3 + 2 Modelv3 + 2 Modelv200,000300,000400,000500,0001,000,0001,500,000LANDSCAPE ISSUE 157 022 — 023ASIA IN AUSTRALIA