The Australian government recently announced plans to increase tuition fees for humanities subjects and reduce fees for “job-relevant” STEM subjects. But is this fair for prospective university students? And why are we still pitting humanities against sciences?



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The <a href="https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200728-why-australia-is-charging-more-to-study-history">Australian government recently announced plans to increase tuition fees</a> for humanities subjects and reduce fees for &ldquo;job-relevant&rdquo; STEM subjects. But is this fair for prospective university students? And why are we still pitting humanities against sciences?

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