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A letter to the program 'Saturday Extra' on ABC Radio National on 02/10/2010 following a discussion on Student Union fees.


02 Oct 2010 8:13:50am

In the late 1990s and 2000s I studied part time externally from UNE. I paid just under $2000 in compulsory SU fees. In return for this I had around half a dozen evenings in the SU operated bar of which 3 were 'welcomes to residential schools' with free orange juice and wine, by the SU.

The longer Australia is free from the plague of COMPULSORY SU fees the better!!

Note that at UNE the SU was bankrupted during the compulsory fee era. Apparently something to do with owning cinemas and pubs.

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