Tom Elliott takes exception to ‘utterly ludicrous’ university ‘participation award’

Tom Elliott said he ‘nearly fell off his chair’ when he became aware of this today.

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The 3AW Mornings host said, “Now this has got to be the world’s worst participation award.”

When asked about the initiative, Director of Student Administration at Swinburne University, Ewan Evans, told Tom Elliott, “What we’re looking to do is actually rethink what a traditional university experience is.”

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