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A great court victory for meritocracy

The US Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action has important lessons for the Voice debate in Australia.

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The United States Supreme Court’s verdict in favour of Students for Fair Admissions has triggered a seismic shift in the landscape of higher education.

The crux of the case centred on the contentious practice of using race as a factor in university admissions. Asian students argued that they were being discriminated against – denied entry to highly coveted universities – solely because of their ethnic background.

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Emeritus Professor Steven Schwartz, AM, led the review of university admissions in England. He is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies, former vice chancellor of Murdoch, Macquarie and Brunel Universities.

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