Schools and universities charged millions for things that are free

By Peter Martin
Updated April 1 2017 - 9:53am, first published February 26 2017 - 3:08pm
School children work off a computer at Darlington Public School.  Photo: Louise Kennerley
School children work off a computer at Darlington Public School. Photo: Louise Kennerley

Australian schools pay $9 million each year to display web pages that are available freely on the internet. They are even charged for displaying thumbnail images of book covers on their school intranet sites.

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