Chapter:
10 - Education and Training
Mover:
Lachlan Clohesy
Seconder:
Ashlyn Horton
 
 
Source:
​Education Policy Committee
My Private Notes


Preamble
In the leadup to the 2022 federal election, the Australian Labor Party committed to the Australian Universities Accord. Following the election, a panel of eminent Australians chaired by Professor Mary O’Kane AC conducted a wide-ranging review of higher education, culminating in the Final Report which was released by Federal Education Minister Jason Clare on 25 February 2024. The report made 47 recommendations, many of which have been announced or implemented by the Federal Government.
General Resolution

Australian Universities Accord

ACT Labor notes the release of the Final Report of the Australian Universities Accord.

ACT Labor congratulates the Federal Labor Government on the announcement of measures which improve access to tertiary education in Australia, including retrospective changes to indexing of HECS-HELP debt and the introduction of paid placement for nursing, midwifery, social work, and education students.

ACT Labor will advocate for the implementation of further recommendations of the Australian Universities Accord that ensure secure and stable funding, and that put students and staff – the experts in university education, research, and student experience – at the forefront of university decision-making so that every child can aspire to a well-resourced, high quality, public university education in Australia.

ACT Labor recognises that student and staff unions are the representative bodies for the voices of students and staff in the tertiary education sector. ACT Labor will advocate at a Federal level for the inclusion of student and staff unions on national bodies, such as the Tertiary Education Commission, in order to ensure that students and staff are represented and can exercise influence on decision-making in the sector.