ACPET National Monday Update 8 December 2014

08/12/2014 by

In Focus The fast pace of Tertiary education continues to unfold Edition 583, 8 Dec We have seen the defeat of the higher education reforms in the senate and the subsequent reintroduction of the Higher Education Research and Reform Bill 2014. The new Bill contains a number of changes from the initial version: indexing of student debt will remain based on CPI rather than the 10 year bond rate, a pause on indexation for primary carers of a child under 5, a structural adjustment package to assist universities (particularly regional)  transition to a more competitive market, a new scholarship fund for universities with high rates of low SES students, and a guarantee … [Read more...]

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