Higher education: the alternative

By Courtney Sloane (NTEU National Office). Contrary to claims from Universities Australia and Christopher Pyne, there is an alternative to the sweeping and unfair changes to higher education proposed by the Abbott Government: better funding.
“The notion that the Senate must pass Mr Pyne’s changes or doom the sector to failure is misguided,” said Jeannie Rea, NTEU National President.
“Both Universities Australia and Minister Pyne have forgotten the myriad of reviews calling for greater public investment in tertiary education, most recently the Base Funding Review, which recommended a minimum increase of 10%. Instead we are being presented with a 20% cut in funding. More...