Senator McKENZIE (Victoria) (16:37): It grieves me but I am glad to actually participate in this ridiculous debate where, once again, the Labor Party trots out its tired lines—although I am quite excited about some of the adjectives those opposite have chosen to throw into today's motion. But I think it is actually merely disguising…
MEDIA RELEASE 3 December 2014 RUN urges the Senate to pass the new Higher Education and Research Reform Bill early in 2015. The Chair of the Regional Universities Network (RUN), Professor Peter Lee, said that the new bill introduced in the House of Representatives today shows that many of the issues raised by RUN have…
MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 3 December Australia’s national industry association for private tertiary education, the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET), said today that the defeat of the Higher Education Reforms in the Senate is a major blow for low SES and regional students across Australia. Broadening government supported places to non-university higher education…
BY ANDREW MILLER 03 Dec, 2014 10:06 AM FEDERAL NATIONAL MP’s have played down claims the Victorian election was a poor result for the party. The party had retained Morwell and had not conceded defeat over David O'Briens Upper House seat of Western Victoria. Mallee MP Andrew Broad said the election result was just…
Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie thanked those crossbench senators who negotiated amendments to the higher education reforms legislation, that complement the government’s commitment to ensuring a quality education is accessible to more students, especially those from disadvantaged and regional backgrounds. “In doing so, these senators were responding to feedback from universities, students and other stakeholders that…