With Vice Chancellors as supporters for his higher education policies, does the Minister really need opponents?

By Terri Macdonald. An NTEU analysis of evidence, including submissions and evidence given to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee’s Inquiry into the Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014 questions the strength of our universities support for the government’s higher education policies, especially in relation to: 

• fee deregulation,
• a structural adjustment package for universities,  and
• an independent oversight body. More...