The first public speech of the new Universities Australia (UA) chair Carolyn Evans called on taxpayers to chip in $770 million a year to restructure university course fees.
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Category: Policy & Reform
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UA chair seeks $770m for course fee cuts – Campus Review
Professor Carolyn Evans. Picture: Peter Wallis
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Jennifer Westacott on economic roundtable – Campus Review
WSU chancellor Jennifer Westacott. Picture: Newswire
Universities should offer shorter, cheaper and more accessible courses that recognise prior learning to help boost Australia’s productivity, Canberra’s economic roundtable has agreed.
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NSW inquiry into ‘university crisis’ – Campus Review
NSW Legislative Council member Sarah Kaine. Picture: Supplied
The NSW Upper House on Monday referred a Parliamentary inquiry into its universities to investigate and report on the “crisis” in the sector.
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$218m in wages recovered by Fair Work – Campus Review
Senator David Pocock quizzed TEQSA about ANU. Picture: Martin Ollman
The Fair Work Ombudsman is scrutinising 28 universities in relation to wage underpayments and has recovered $218 million in unpaid wages for over 110,000 employees.
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Academic bullied to “near suicide,” inquiry hears – Campus Review
ANU demographer Dr Liz Allen gave damning evidence against the university before the Education and Employment Legislation Committee. Picture: Martin Ollman
This article contains information related to suicide some may find distressing.
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Peak bodies criticise red tape in sector – Campus Review
Vicki Thomson appears at an earlier Parliamentary inqury. Picture: Kym Smith
Peak higher education bodies have warned a Senate inquiry against counterproductive over-regulation and towards proper university funding ahead of the government’s productivity roundtable.
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Henderson opposes party policy on HECS – Campus Review
Sarah Henderson was demoted to the backbench after the Coalition lost the May 3 election. Picture: Jane Dempster
Former education opposition spokeswoman Sarah Henderson has broken rank with her party after she pushed for a flat indexation cap on Labor’s student debt-slashing Bill.
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Chancellor’s council kicks VC pay to tribunal – Campus Review
University Chancellors Council Convenor John Pollaers. Picture: Newswire
The University Chancellors Council (UCC) on Tuesday said the Commonwealth Remuneration Tribunal should advise on vice-chancellor pay packages, some of which are exceeding $1 million per year.
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University funding tied to antisemitism action – Campus Review
Jillian Segal talks at a press conference in Sydney to discuss plans to combat antisemitism. Picture: Thomas Lisson
Universities could be subject to a ’report card’ that assesses their responses to antisemitism, which could result in cut funding, according to Australia’s antisemitism envoy’s report released on Thursday.
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ATEC starts work with reform agenda – Campus Review
Professor Mary O’Kane will lead the interim ATEC. Picture: Hollie Adams
Tertiary education’s new steward will focus on allocating university funding, harmonising tertiary education and negotiating mission-based contracts, according to its Terms of Reference released on Tuesday.
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