The budget was meant to be about fairness. So why are young people still paying $52,000 for a degree? | George Williams

“Labor was right to place intergenerational inequality at the centre of the budget, but it missed an opportunity to reverse the grossly unfair Morrison-era university fee hikes Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, rightly focused the federal budget on addressing intergenerational equity. Young Australians are being hit with a trifecta of unfairness when it comes to tax, housing and education. They are being denied the opportunities available to other generations. While the government placed tax and housing at the centre of its economic blueprint on budget night, it missed the window to reform the greatest enabler in our society: access to education. Continue reading...

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