Australian Democrats

2007 Federal Election Recap

In 2007 CAPA had a short list of key priorities for the federal election[1]. Below is a quick recap of the campai

Higher Education Report Card for the 2007 Federal Election

A report card on the higher education policies of the Coalition and Labor parties released by university staff and students on Tuesday has failed the Howard Government for its record on universities.

The report card, prepared by National Tertiary Education Union, the National Union of Students and the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, awarded Labor a pass on the basis of the well targeted but limited commitments announced during the campaign and its stated commitment to build on these in office.

Higher Education Report Card for the 2007 Federal Election

A report card on the higher education policies of the Coalition and Labor parties released by university staff and students on Tuesday has failed the Howard Government for its record on universities.

The report card, prepared by National Tertiary Education Union, the National Union of Students and the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, awarded Labor a pass on the basis of the well targeted but limited commitments announced during the campaign and its stated commitment to build on these in office.

Election 2007: Door wide open for reform in higher ed

The Council of Australian Postgraduate Association welcomes the Australian Democrats’ higher education policy, and their continued commitment to a higher education sector that is accessible, affordable and adequately funded.

VSU One Year On

A new report by the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) has established that, one year after implementation, voluntary student unionism (VSU) has resulted in a critical diminution of service delivery and significant loss of staff and representative capacity in postgraduate student organisations across university campuses.

Election 2007

CAPA's 2007 election priorities are as follows:

Stott Despoja's amendment offers tax relief for disadvantaged research students

The Australian Democrats' spokesperson for Higher Education, Senator Natasha Stott Despoja, has today introduced a Private Member's Bill to the Senate, which will extend tax exemption status to eligible part-time scholarships, including research scholarships.

"The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations has long been campaigning for the removal of this unjust imposition on the most disadvantaged of our research students. We are delighted that Senator Stott Despoja has introduced this amendment," announced CAPA President Stephen Horton.

Election 2004: Issues for Postgraduates

The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations is the peak body representing Australia's 247,315 postgraduate students. CAPA believes in free, accessible education which allows everyone to reach their full intellectual potential. We believe education is a right, not a privilege.

CAPA applauds Democrats Higher Education policy

The Council of Australian Postgraduate Association welcomes the Australian Democrats higher education policy, and their commitment to free education.

Textbook tax: further impoverishing students

"HECS fees are increasing by twenty-five percent, while postgraduate coursework fees remain deregulated and can be tens of thousands of dollars. Now these students to being asked to pay an extra eight per cent on the cost of their text books," said CAPA President Stephen Horton today.

The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations applauds Senator Natasha Stott Despoja's defence of the Educational Textbook Subsidy, and encourages Australians to show their support for the textbook subsidy by signing the Democrats on-line petition.

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