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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 01 Jun, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » 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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