Income Support
AQF Must Support a Baseline for Quality
It is vital that the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is able to effectively sustain the national and international reputation of Australian degrees. As the current cycle of consultation on the revised AQF framework draws to a conclusion, CAPA has released a brief statement in support of the quality of Australian postgraduate degrees.
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.
Time for Parliament to get Serious on Student Bills
Submission: Inquiry into Income Support for Students Bill 2009 and Rural and Regional access to Tertiary Education Opportunities
The following is in response to the invitation for submissions to the Senate Inquiry into the Social Security and Other Legislations Amendment (Income Support for Students) Bill 2009, which has also adopted terms of reference from the Senate Inquiry into Rural and Regional access to Secondary and Tertiary Education Opportunities.
Senate Inquiry into the Social Security and Other Legislations Amendment (Income Support for Students) Bill 2009
Thu, 2009-09-24 10:17 — Nigel PalmerSenate Inquiry into Rural and Regional access to Secondary and Tertiary Education Opportunities
Wed, 2009-09-16 10:15 — Nigel Palmer
On 16 June 2009 the Senate referred the following matters to the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport for inquiry and report:
Landmark Reforms for Postgraduates in 2009 Federal Budget
Research Postgraduates win long awaited stipend rate increase
Call for changes to income support
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.
