Doubling the cost of arts degrees isn’t about “jobs”. The government knows *exactly* how valuable arts and humanities degrees are, to prove my point here’s a list of all the cabinet ministers who have one (1/8)

Alan Tudge, Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure – BA (University of Melbourne)

Alex Hawke, Minister for International Development and the Pacific & Assistant Minister for Defence – BA (University of Sydney) (2/8)

Christian Porter, Minister for Industrial Relations – BA(Hons) (University of Western Australia)

Dan Tehan, Minister for Education – BA(Hons) (University of Melbourne) (3/8)

David Coleman, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs – BA (University of New South Wales)

Greg Hunt, Minister for Health – BA(Hons) (University of Melbourne) & MA (Yale University) (4/8)

Josh Frydenberg, Treasurer – MPhil (University of Oxford)

Marisa Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs & Women – BA (University of New South Wales) (5/8)

Michaelia Cash, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business – BA (Curtin University of Technology)

Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts – BA(Hons) (University of Sydney) (6/8)

Stuart Robert, Minister for Government Services & NDIS— BA(Hons) (UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy

All up, nearly *half* of all cabinet minister have a degree in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Greg Hunt has two! (7/8)

This policy would systemically undermine the ability of poor/marginalised people to educate themselves and access positions of power. It's not about "jobs", it’s about creating "elite education" for a wealthy ruling class (8/8)