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ANU has lodged a complaint with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleging anti-competitive behaviour by state-based university admissions centres. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Marnie Hughes Warrington said the University has raised anti-competition concerns with the ACCC after being denied membership of three state-based university admissions centres. As Australia's national university, around half of the annual student preferences to study at ANU come from people who live outside of the national capital. "The decision by three states - Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland - to reject ANU membership of their admissions centres makes it more difficult for students in those states to access information about ANU and to apply to study at ANU," Professor Hughes-Warrington said. "Applications for most undergraduate programs are 'in state'. Students apply to their local tertiary admission centre because that is the only place where their local university lists their offerings. "If they want to apply to a university out of state, they have to pay a second application fee to another tertiary admission centre.