The 2010 Federal Election and Postgraduates
This report outlines the key issues and priorities for Australia’s 280,000+ postgraduate students in the lead up to the 2010 Federal Election. The report is informed by the efforts of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) to support improvements and reforms for postgraduates for over 30 years, as well as ongoing engagement and consultation on the interests and needs of this important group.
Postgraduates have won some important reforms during the current term of Government, but more needs to be done. The challenges for the next Federal Government include:
- Completing reforms to scholarships and student income support
- Implementation of a national research workforce strategy
- Ensuring quality and sustainability in higher education and research
This report outline key aspects for each of these priorities. This report also contains a summary of a much larger review of higher education and related reviews and inquiries between 2007 and 2010.
- Australian Greens
- Australian Labor Party
- Casuals
- Coursework Postgraduates
- Disability
- Doctorate (PhD)
- Early Career Researchers
- Employment
- Equity
- Excellence in Research for Australia Initiative (ERA)
- Federal Budget
- Federal Election
- Fees (Coursework Postgraduate)
- Generational Change in the Higher Education Workforce
- Higher Degree by Research
- Honours
- Income Support
- International Students
- Liberal Party of Australia
- Part-time Enrolment
- Political Parties
- Quality and Quality Assurance (QA)
- Research Training
- Research Training Scheme (RTS)
- Scholarships
- Teaching-Research Nexus
- Transport Concessions
- Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU)
- National Party of Australia