From:	P Emily [banaina@yahoo.com]
Sent:	Friday, 30 March 2001 2:39 PM
To:	eet.sen@aph.gov.au
Cc:	nswpresident@unistudent.com.au
Subject:	University Cutbacks
Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing in regards to the increasing cuts to
education made by the Liberal Government. As a 3rd
year student at UTS I find the rising cost of HECS,
student fees and primary texts (which are meant to be
provided free) completely overwhelming. What is the
government doing to relieve the burden it places on
its students? Thankfully, I have a casual job to pay
for urgent expenses but if I was unemployed, even for
a long period of time, I would not be able to claim
youth allowance, nor unemployment benefits. 

I can only pity other people in that situation because
I am not in a position to help. But how can the
government stand by and watch? Only to squeeze more
fees from struggling students and even attempting to
offer their uni places to people with more money. This
is ridiculous! I was under the impression that the
government likes to have an educated nation and people
with skills and creative ideas. Unfortunately I was
mistaken.

From,

Emily Power