Once upon a time in a galaxy not all too far, far away, tertiary education was recognised as a public good. Students were supported to study because their education was our education; their success was the progress of this country. Those who ended up making more money, on the other side, paid it back through higher tax settings; in turn, investing in education and support for those who came afterwards to flourish. All of this, of course, changed in the 1980s and 1990s, an era of slash-and-burn economic reforms intent on instilling corporate sensibility and cost cutting in our supposedly public institutions. These were political decisions. Political decisions keep these rules in place and political decisions can change these rules once again.