Tag: education funding

  • Increased fees on the horizon as students hijack Q&A

    Increased fees on the horizon as students hijack Q&A

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    Students from university campuses across Sydney temporarily shut down live broadcasting of ABC’s Q&A last night, while protesting Education Minister Christopher Pyne’s proposal to deregulate university fees, among a raft of recommendations aimed at creating a US-style college system in Australia. Benjamin Hammond, member of the NSW Education Action Network of students, said the protest…

  • UNSW Students Rally against Funding Cuts

    UNSW Students Rally against Funding Cuts

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    Students at the University of New South Wales held a snap action on Wednesday to protest the federal government’s $2.8 billion cuts to the higher education sector

  • Politics, Ice-Cream, Gossip Girl: Gonski

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    Education funding. It’s all the rage these days. “Should we fund it?” “How should we fund it?” “What should we fund?” During O-Week this year I participated in a political debate where the moderator, who was about to launch into the topic of education, added a caveat. She said “Education funding isn’t a particularly engaging…