Media Release: Pyne’s new Commonwealth Scholarships scheme is inequitable and unworkable

By Michael Evans. National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) analysis (attached) shows that the proposed new Commonwealth Scholarship scheme for higher education students introduced as part of the 2014-15 Federal Budget is essentially unfair.
“The proposal disadvantages universities with the highest proportion of students from low SES backgrounds.  This needs to be taken into account by those currently reviewing the Scheme,” said National President Jeannie Rea. More...