With the Job Ready Graduate Bill being passed to a Senate Committee AAANZ president Wendy Garden has prepared another submission outlining our concerns about the proposed funding changes.
Australia needs to invest in higher education for the future and not skew students to some disciplines at the expense of others. AAANZ recommends that the bill not be passed in its current form and that full consultation is undertaken to ensure that humanities education remains accessible and equitable and does not unfairly discriminate against some cohorts of students. The bill in its current form is out of step with the egalitarian, clever country Australia prides itself to be.
Read the full submission hereAAANZ submission to EELC (pdf)