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Pyne insists university deregulation will force fees down

Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne insists competition between universities will force student fees down under the Government's shake-up of the sector.

In an email sent to staff, University of Melbourne's vice-chancellor said fees may have to rise as much as 61 per cent and that students would get "nothing new for this increased debt".

But Mr Pyne told Insiders universities who hit students with excessive fees would be priced out of the market.

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The next pawn in the Eastern Europe chess game

What has brought about this change in Putin's calculations? Sanctions? The German-brokered negotiations? A quiet word from China's Xi Jinping? Or is this just a judo-style feint?

Outside the walls of the Kremlin, no one knows. Besides, it's increasingly clear that Russia has other fish to fry.

Russia will probably make its next move in this elaborate dance for control of Europe's borderlands not in the industrial cities of Ukraine's east, but in a statelet known (to those who know of it) as Transnistria.

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Man on bridging visa dies from severe burns

A man on a bridging visa in the Geelong community has died after suffering burns to 90 per cent of his body.

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Fresh corruption allegations emerge over Qatar World Cup bid

FIFA is facing fresh corruption allegations over the decision to award Qatar the hosting rights to the 2022 World Cup.

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Business

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Regulator lacks funds to enforce foreign investment rules

A parliamentary committee has heard that regulators are largely relying on the honesty of purchasers to enforce restrictions on foreign housing investment.

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Politics

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Pyne insists university deregulation will force fees down

Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne insists competition between universities will force student fees down under the Government's shake-up of the sector.

In an email sent to staff, University of Melbourne's vice-chancellor said fees may have to rise as much as 61 per cent and that students would get "nothing new for this increased debt".

But Mr Pyne told Insiders universities who hit students with excessive fees would be priced out of the market.

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Sport

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Walker kicks five as Crows too strong for Suns

Taylor Walker kicked five goals as the Adelaide Crows beat the Gold Coast Suns by 32 points at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

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Science and Technology

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Google gets 12,000 requests to be 'forgotten' on first day

Google has received 12,000 requests from people seeking to be "forgotten" by the world's leading search engine on the first day it offered the service, a company spokesman says.

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Environment

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Sediment from nearby rivers damaging Great Barrier Reef

Sediment being washed into the ocean from rivers is continuing to damage the Great Barrier Reef and is having a more widespread impact than scientists first thought.

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