Group of 8 withdraws support for further compromise on university deregulation

By Latika Bourke, Matthew Knott
Updated March 31 2015 - 10:08pm, first published 12:39pm
Education Minister Christopher Pyne Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Education Minister Christopher Pyne Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Education Minister Christopher Pyne Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Education Minister Christopher Pyne Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Education Minister Christopher Pyne Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Education Minister Christopher Pyne Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Education Minister Christopher Pyne Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Education Minister Christopher Pyne Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Christopher Pyne's bid to deregulate tertiary fees has suffered a major setback with the influential Group of Eight universities withdrawing support for any more compromises aimed at securing crossbench support.