Federal Budget

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.

The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) welcomes the Federal Government’s response to Building Australia’s Research Capacity, the final report from the House of Representatives Inquiry into Research Training and Research Workforce Issues in Australian Universities.

 

Research Postgraduates win long awaited stipend rate increase

The federal budget will need to reduce student poverty if Australia is to build the workforce it needs to prosper after the global financial crisis, student groups say.
National Union of Students president David Barrow said that, after many years of neglect, the top priority for the government in higher education should be reforming student income support.

“It appears The Greens have secured welcome amendments which mean that all students should have access to bonus payments as part of the Household Stimulus Package passed in Federal Parliament today” CAPA President, Nigel Palmer said.

Inconsistencies in the Federal Government’s proposed Household Stimulus Package highlight the anomalous student income arrangements in place for Australia’s 270,000+ postgraduate students. 

Postgraduates to miss out on Training and Learning Bonus

The stage is set for a series of important reforms in higher education, with a range of reports due between now and the end of the year.

The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) has published a summary of important developments for postgraduate students in an Issues Paper released today.

The stage is set for a series of important reforms in higher education, with a range of reports due between now and the end of the year.

The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) has published a summary of important developments for postgraduate students in an Issues Paper released today.

The issues paper is available via the link below:

[From the DEEWR website]

The Higher Education Endowment Fund will provide funding to Australian higher education institutions for capital expenditure and research facilities. From 2009, the HEEF program will become part of the Education Investment Fund (EIF) announced in the 2008-09 Budget.

More information on the EIF can be found on the EIF page.

2009 Funding Round