Sydney University chancellor and leading businesswoman Belinda Hutchinson says she has grave concerns about the Jobs-ready Graduates package, saying it jeopardises billions of dollars in research and urging the government not to "rush the bill through parliament".
Ms Hutchinson told vice-chancellors and education leaders at The Australian Financial Review Higher Education Summit that she had "concerns" about the university legislation and was "very concerned" about university research funding.
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