This is the interesting part to me: > the increase in student fees exceeds the decrease in government subsidies, meaning universities end up with higher fees o

This is the interesting part to me: > the increase in student fees exceeds the decrease in government subsidies, meaning universities end up with higher fees overall. Does this mean Aus .gov not only decides subsidies but prices of degree? On top of that, you have .edus going after foreign student tuition (which is or isn't price controlled?). It's like they can't decide what to control and what to fix so they fix everything.