Senate Education and Employment References Committee
Abstract
This Senate report recommends that the Higher Education and Research Reform Bill 2014 be rejected by the Senate.
Overview
The Senate Education and Employment References Committees\u27 inquiry and report looked at:
(a) the principles of the Higher Education and Research Reform Bill 2014;
(b) alternatives to deregulation in order to maintain a sustainable higher education system;
(c) the latest data and projections on student enrolments, targets, dropout rates and the Higher Education Loans Program;
(d) structural adjustment pressures, and the adequacy of proposed measures to sustain high quality delivery of higher education in Australia’s regions;
(e) the appropriateness and accuracy of government advertising in support of higher education measures, including those previously rejected by the Senate;
(f) research infrastructure; and
(g) any other related matter
