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Re:Australian universities are accused of trading free speec... by mmerlin on Saturday September 21, 2019 @08:10AM (#21034833)
Yes! My partner eventually quit her job university lecturing because she was explicitly told time and time again she was never allowed to fail any of the international "full fee paying" students. If she lodged a fail mark she was raked over the coals and forced to change it as a passing mark.

She was only allowed to give failing marks to Australians who pay approximately half the university fees compared to international students.

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Re:Australian universities are accused of trading free speec... by Vintila on Saturday September 21, 2019 @08:30AM (#21034933)
International students actually pay about 4x what a domestic student pay [1].

[1] https://www.adelaide.edu.au/degree-finder/2020/bengh_behe&es...

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Re:Australian universities are accused of trading free speec... by nopassrecover on Saturday September 21, 2019 @09:31AM (#21035273)
Not if you consider the contribution of the taxpayer on behalf of domestic students (and their tax contributions over their future careers).
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Re:Australian universities are accused of trading free speec... by t34543 on Saturday September 21, 2019 @11:15AM (#21035838)
This should be a crime.
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Re:Australian universities are accused of trading free speec... by wallace_f on Saturday September 21, 2019 @12:40PM (#21036320)
There is too much white collar crime and it seems like it is just becoming ordinary business. People responsible for things like the insulin racket are profiting off of death. But we focus orders of magnitude more resources on jailing people for smoking a harmless plant and minding their own business. Who will take responsibility?
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