CAPA Media Releases
CAPA issues regular media releases on education policy. CAPA's monitoring of the higher education sector ensures it is in a position to quickly provide a media response on policy initiatives by government that affect postgraduate students. CAPA ensures that the postgraduate student perspective is known and lobbies the State and Federal governments accordingly. Providing media releases is an effective way of highlighting the views and concerns of postgraduate students to the broadest audience.
Liberal's 'Family First' will put gay students last
Potential attacks on the W.A gay law reforms have direct repercussions for the access of queer students to higher education, say representatives from queer and educational organisations.
New CAPA Office-Bearers look forward to a challenging 2005
The Council of Australian Postgraduate Association's 2005 Office Bearers face a challenging year in 2005, representing Australia's 247,000 postgraduates to a government bent on destroying student representation.
"This will be a big year for postgraduate students and the postgraduate associations which represent them," said Stephen Horton who continues as CAPA President this year after a successful year as President in 2004.
Postgrads a threatened species at Charles Darwin University
Postgraduate students at Charles Darwin University are preparing for a drawn out campaign on inadequate facilities and resources, while the University admits that Federal funding meant to support postgraduate research has been diverted to other areas.
Research students have been told that they will no longer be able to use departmental office space, and have set up a "tent embassy' on the grounds of the University in protest. Students intend to take out advertisements in local media asking for support from future students.
Thumbs up for the ALP's research and innovation package
'Enterprise Australia', the ALP's new science and innovation policy package, received a big thumbs up from the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations today - though more detail is still needed.
"The ALP have done what Minister Nelson has been too scared to do - dump the Research Training Scheme and other messy funding measures and start afresh," said CAPA President Stephen Horton today.
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.
International students 'feel the squeeze' too
Students coming from overseas to study in Australia have borne much of the brunt of the continuing decline in the funding and quality of Australian higher education. CAPA calls on the major parties to make a commitment to extend the same benefits to international students as local students enjoy. These include free public health care, free public education for their dependants, and more liberal work allowances under student visas.
ALP Policy Lacks Commitment to Overcome Coalition Legacy
The National Indigenous Postgraduate Association Aboriginal Corporation (NIPAAC) welcomes some aspects of the Australian Labor Party's newly released policy for Indigenous-Australians.
Election an opportunity to improve education in the north
The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) applauds the James Cook University Postgraduate Association (JCUPSA) for promising a tough line with candidates for the marginal seat of Herbert at tomorrow's "meet the candidates' at JCU.
"The higher education debate will be an important part of community debate as we move towards the election, especially in seats containing regional universities," said CAPA President Stephen Horton.
CAPA lays down the challenge
CAPA is pleased to announce the release of its priority issues for the 2004 Federal election.
"Over coming weeks, we will be focusing on 10 key issues in higher education, and asking the major parties to make clear their commitment to these pressing concerns," said CAPA President Stephen Horton today (full issues list below).
Election 2004 - Media Information Kit
CAPA welcomes the announcement of the 2004 Federal election - an election likely to be fought out on education issues. This media kit outlines CAPA 10 key concerns for higher education, and the concerns we would like to see addressed by major parties over the coming weeks.
