An inflated cabinet filled with divergent viewpoints could also be a place in which any serious proposal for reform will go to die slowly, according to one expert

As cities grow, so does the volume of wastewater produced, placing immense strain on infrastructure ill-equipped to handle the load

The minister said detractors have celebrated the reputational damage to the student funding scheme, his department and the government.

The civil rights organisation says students have been asking it to intervene and warned if the crisis was not resolved fast, they would have no option but to protest

The student funding scheme has accused the civil rights organisation of veering into politics and, like the minister, has threatened legal action

The taxpayer-funded scheme has accused the civil rights organisation of veering into politics and, with the higher education minister, has threatened legal action