Distance education is an integral part of modern higher education in Australia. Every brick-and-mortar university offers nearly every course available to on-campus students as a distance education option. There are several reasons why universities offer distance education, such as cost, need, and desire of prospective students who cannot attend a traditional campus for various reasons and even political interests. We will examine the question of whether distance education and on-campus students have the same opportunity to obtain an equivalent education and whether it is unfair to treat these two distinct groups unequally to achieve an equal outcome. In our modern society, we pride ourselves on the fact that opportunity is open to all, that everyone gets a “fair chance”. Some countries have built their national pride and anthem on the concept of freedom, equality and brotherhood. Therefore, it could be assumed that in almost all areas of activity all participants are given equal opportunities to succeed. However, does this mean that all participants are also given equity or fairness as they strive to achieve their goals? Let's examine the terms equality and equity and whether they refer to fairness for a distance education student versus an on-campus student. First, there needs to be a definition of both distance education (hereinafter referred to as DE) and on-campus education (hereinafter referred to as OC) and what students studying in these regimes will expect in terms of learning aids. A DE student typically has no physical contact with the university and undertakes their studies some distance from campus, usually at home or at work. There are many reasons for choosing distance learning, one could be that the student is in the middle of the work... very often ethical principles are rooted in the cultural and educational context. So is there a test that could be applied to measure the ethics of decisions? In E-commerce 2013: business. technology.society(Laudon & Traver, p. 534) we recommend applying “The New York Times Test”. “Suppose the results of your decision on an issue will be the subject of the lead story in the New York Times the next day. Will the readers' reaction be positive or negative? Would your parents, friends and children be proud of your decision? Could we then apply this litmus test to the question of resources for DE students and OC students? Is it an ethical proposal to give all available resources to everyone, as Kant suggested, or is it within the limits of ethical behavior to give only the resources necessary to each group to achieve an expected result??