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Is there any Government data on the growth in access to tertiary education for Australian citizens?

It is interesting that no statistics are available on the growth in access to Australia's "knowledge economy" for Australians. Shouldn't this data be transparently available?

When I contacted VTAC they explained that access to tertiary education was based on a "level playing field".

Based on this explanation, Australian students are competing against foreign students. If the foreign student gets a score one mark higher than an Australian student competing for one remaining university place in a particular course, the foreigner will get the place and the Australian will be denied the place.

What kind of a "knowledge economy" is that?