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The surreptitious infiltration of private interests in public education Pearson Education Australia at the University of Newcastle In recent times, highly visible instances of the private interests infiltrating Australian public universities, like Ramsay Centres, have been critiqued for posing a threat to the autonomy and integrity of our higher education system. Also troubling are the less visible ways private interests are being ensconced into the fabric of public tertiary education.
Elizabeth Adamczyk, University of Newcastle Human Geography, School of Environmental and Life Sciences; Economics, Newcastle Business School
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I am a casual academic, Committee Member of the NTEU Newcastle Branch, and a member of the National Tertiary Casuals Committee (NTCC). I write these words on the un-ceded lands of the Awabakal people. These views are my own.
ADVOCATE VOL. 27 NO. 1 â—† MARCH 2020
