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CAPA's Submission to Meeting Australia’s Research Workforce Needs: Research Workforce Strategy Consultation Paper

The Research Workforce Strategy consultation paper has been prepared by the Department on the basis of advice from the Research Workforce Strategy Reference Group, feedback and suggestions provided by stakeholders, and analysis undertaken by the Department over the course of 2009-10. It identifies a number of challenges and opportunities for Australia’s research workforce over the decade to 2020 and proposes a set of priority areas for focus to meet those challenges and opportunities.

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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.

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Australia cannot afford QA drift

CAPA welcomes the announcement by the Ministerial Council for Tertiary Education and Employment (MCTEE) that the Australian University Quality Agency (AUQA) will continue in its current role as the national quality assurance agency until the new regulatory arrangements for the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) are fully implemented. “This decision will offer some assurance that the international reputation of the Australian higher education system will not

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Terror Down Under: Reasons for attacks on Indian students in Australia are complex

THE truth”, says Oscar Wilde, “is rarely pure, and never simple”. This is especially true in the case of the recent spate of attacks on Indian students that are being attributed to a mix of racism and opportunism in Australia.

Most incidents of “curry bashing” (South Asians are called “curries” in Australia) are occurring in Melbourne, a sprawling cosmopolitan metropolis that is home to some 140 nationalities from the world over who speak in over 120 different languages.

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Foreign Students: Cite Universitaire a cote de la Yarra?

Foreign students: Cite Universitaire a cote de la Yarra?

Michael R. James writes:

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Government to Tackle Research Workforce Challenges

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.

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Postgrads and international students take to streets on concession fares

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Rally for transport concessions for international students in NSW

Submitted by Nigel Palmer on Sat, 2009-08-29 18:33

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Rally for transport concessions for international students - this week!

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Rally for Fair Fares for international and postgraduate students

Submitted by Nigel Palmer on Sat, 2009-08-29 18:20

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Rally for transport concessions for international and postgraduate students - this week!

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Submission to the Senate Inquiry into International Student Welfare

[From the Senate Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations website]

On 17 June 2009 the Senate referred the following matters to the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee for inquiry and report:

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