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Well, this looks promissing.
We now know that the 20% cut to HELP debt has been passed by Parliament.
I thought that the Universities Accord Report was consigned to a dusty shelf since #JasonClairMP wasn't telling us what he proposed to do about it. But behold! Katy is froeshadowing big chances in the pipeline...
"We said it would be the very first thing that we'd do once Parliament returned. And now we've delivered on that promise.
This is just the beginning. Through the Universities Accord, we're building something bigger - a tertiary system where your chances don't depend on your postcode, your parents or where you come from." (Katy Gallagher MP)
It better be a short pipeline though, we can't wait around too long to fix the mess our #TertiarySector is in. I can't help but feel optimistic about this.
#AusPol #KatyCallegher #UniversitiesAccord #Go8 #AusPol -
“In the lead-up to the 2022 election, Labor promised a review of the scheme. Two years and two federal elections later, it remains in place. “The idea that a Labor government would do nothing at all to right this wrong is utterly mystifying,” said Winton. (Source: The Conversation)
This is about the clusterfuck called #JobReadyGraduates and the immense damage the #Morrison from marketing govt caused to our #TertiaryEducation system and the irresponsibilty our current #Labor govt is showing with the length of time it is taking to repeal that policy. Sure, it’s complex legislation (meant to be by #LNP to ensure its legacy is felt for many years).
This is only one issue, though an important one, which has to be dealt with. Another is the lack of funding resulting from the flawed #Corporatisation and #Managerialisation of Universities.
#AlboPM better get a move on or face growing anger at his inaction. We cannot allow the #UniversitiesAccord report to gather dust. The 20% reduction (only one way to look at the reduction, because there are lower estimates) was an electoral carrot. It worked, apparently, but now we need to see how clear-sighted #JasonClare really is.
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