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1 See, for example (Coady, Citation2000; Hill, Citation2012; Lowe, Citation1990; Murphy, Citation2015; Nossal, Citation1997).
2 HECS was incorporated into the Australian government’s Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) in 2005 and has since been officially known as HECS-HELP.
3 See, for example (AlphaBeta, Citation2019; Department of Jobs & Small Business, Citation2019; World Economic Forum, Citation2016).
4 See, for example (Davis, Citation2017; Jackson, Citation2020).
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Scott Doidge
Scott Doidge is a teaching associate at the Australian Catholic University. His research interests are in social theory, cultural sociology, the sociology of education and the history of ideas. His current research focuses on the intersection of the arts and social theory and examines the historical, political and social context of contemporary debates over the value and relevance of the humanities and social sciences.
John Doyle
John Doyle is a honorary research fellow in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe University and an associate of the Contemporary Histories Research Group and Australian Policy and History Network at Deakin University. He also works as a researcher and adviser in the schools sector. His current research focuses on contemporary issues in education policy and practice; the future of education, work and careers; and the politics of Australian telecommunications reform.