Even the government agrees Job‑ready Graduates has failed. Here’s what should replace it

Job-ready Graduates cut student contributions (the amount students pay for their studies) in teaching, nursing, engineering and IT courses to encourage them to do degrees the Coalition government saw as “job-ready”. At the same time, student contributions jumped for arts, business and law. In 2024, a major government report on higher education – the Universities Accord – found the policy had “failed” and needed to be replaced.