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Lack of Funding Will Bankrupt the Knowledge Economy
The spectre of cuts to the NH&MRC in this year's Federal Budget, which come on the heels of the Government's decision to decommission the Australia Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), does not bode well for Australia's future. “This is a ludicrous plan totally at odds with the rhetoric of Australia as a smart nation,” said Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations President, John Nowakowski.
CAPA Disaffiliates Postgrad-Unfriendly Student Unions at UQ and UTS
The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) on Friday voted unanimously to disaffiliate the University of Technology Sydney Student Association (UTSSA) and the University of Queensland Union (UQU). They are the first members to be disaffiliated since the introduction of the so-called Voluntary Student Unionism legislation in 2005.