Deregulation a chance to make our 'average' universities 'brilliant': ANU's Ian Young

By Matthew Knott
Updated July 31 2014 - 7:13am, first published July 30 2014 - 3:40pm
Professor Ian Young, Group of Eight Chair, addresses the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on Wednesday 30 July 2014. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Professor Ian Young, Group of Eight Chair, addresses the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on Wednesday 30 July 2014. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

It would be a “great tragedy” for Australia if Parliament blocks the federal government's plan to deregulate university fees, according to Group of Eight Universities Chair Ian Young.