Work & CareersRear WindowPrint articleRear WindowTalk is cheap for Australia’s best paid vice chancellorHannah WoottonColumnistJun 20, 2023 – 7.17pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginUniversity of Melbourne’s $1.5 million vice chancellor Duncan Maskell believes university should be free.He made the case to staff and students at the university on Tuesday night, arguing that to do so would make university more widely accessible in a shift “fundamentally about the population we want to shape for the future of the country”.Loading...Hannah Wootton is a Rear Window columnist, based in Melbourne. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreRear WindowUniversityThe University of MelbourneUniversity fundingEducation Executive EducationPowered byLatest In EducationFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Rear windowThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewHow the Macquarie CEO played a role in setting me up to lead MagellanSally PattenWhich AI course should I do?No work beyond 1pm on Fridays for this loose kidLife & LeisureBeautify your bedroom with a six-figure bed and chic Bauhaus lampEugenie KellyWhy this former MP has become our optimist in chiefDon’t miss round two of this Michelin-starred pop-up in SydneyRich ListLaurence Escalante gets real deep on Instagram benderHannah WoottonBillionaire furniture mogul’s $12m hinterland retreat smashes recordApartment prices in record jump to $19,000 per square metre