It’s The Poverty, Stupid! Turnbull’s Record Uni Drop Out Rate Is All About The Numbers, Says Hanson-Young
The Turnbull Government’s slashing of the higher education budget will impact disproportionately on poorer students,…More
Tagged: higher education
The Liberals Are Lifting Higher Learning Out Of Reach For Poorer Australians
The conservative attacks on higher education continue, with the poorest Australians being asked to contribute the…More
BUDGET 2016: Vice-Chancellors Humiliated As Deregulation Dropped But Funding Cuts Renewed
BUDGET 2016: It’s all come crashing down for the university leaders who backed deregulation. The…More
As A Student, Simon Birmingham Vowed To Fight Cuts To Education Funding
Simon Birmingham may be just about to do something that would very badly disappoint a…More
Turnbull Has Learnt Everything And Nothing From Tony Abbott
The government looks set to forge ahead with university deregulation, a move that will allow fees…More
The ATAR Debacle: How To Lower The Bar In Higher Education
OPINION: An inquiry is urgently needed before the higher education sector sinks even lower, writes Dr…More
Vocational Training Rorts Show Education And The Free Market Make A Bad Mix
With every new scandal the argument for opening public funding to for-profit providers has another nail…More
Reform Won’t Do It, Australian Universities Need Revolution
It’s time for debate to go beyond meddling market reform. To save higher education we’ll…More
There’s No Such Thing As A Free Higher Education
John Eldridge busts the myths and shreds the arguments in favour of free higher learning.…More
Against Freedom of Speech in Higher Education: A Response to Germaine Greer
Universities should not provide platforms for claims that cannot be tested and improved, and denying…More