Senate inquiry report backs university fee reform amid strong dissent from committee members

Senate committee chair James McGrath said the federal government's bill struck an appropriate balance but other members have attacked the legislation, calling it "an act of economic and cultural vandalism".

The Quadrangle of the University of Sydney. A Senate commitee has recommended the passage of the federal government's bill on university fees. Source: AAP

A Senate committee has recommended the federal government bill on university fee changes be passed with a review to take place after two years.

The proposed reform includes plans to more than double the cost of some humanities degrees, while removing access to government-supported places for first-year students who fail more than half their subjects.

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