Minister slams unis' 'elitist' view
Bianca Hall Tertiary Education Minister Chris Evans has hit back at Australia's top research universities.
More disadvantaged go to university
Bianca Hall Record numbers of students from low socio-economic backgrounds are flocking to Australian universities this year, many of them the first in their families to take up tertiary education.
Victorian cutbacks alarm TAFE sector
Bianca Hall Australia's 61 TAFE directors have expressed their joint alarm at ''savage'' cuts to the Victorian sector, saying the cuts highlight flaws in national agreements designed to boost enrolments.
