Liberal Party of Australia
Student Services Bill Lost in Senate
The Federal Government’s Student Services and Amenities Bill was defeated in the Senate today in a tied vote.
“This is a regrettable outcome for government, for universities and for students. This will mean the standards of services and amenities available to students will continue to decline” CAPA President, Nigel Palmer said.
Postgraduates and Higher Education 2008
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.
Postgraduates and Higher Education 2008
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:
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.
Revolution manifesto omits vital chapter
The election campaign has overlooked university research and teaching, writes Alexander Symonds....
No joy for unis in PM's vision
UNIVERSITIES, innovation and science were notably absent from John Howard's centrepiece speech on Monday.
The Prime Minister announced another $9.2 billion in promises, including tax rebates on schooling expenses and $4000 bursaries to help up to 1000 isolated students' transition to universities, but did not otherwise refer to universities' role in national innovation or in educating the country's almost one million students.
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.
