The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations is the peak body representing Australia's 425,000+ postgraduate students.
Melbourne, Australia
Joined January 2013
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Opinion: If the government implements only half of the Australian Universities Accord, it will kill off postgraduate options for low-SES students, says Jesse Gardner-Russell #highered
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Opinion: Australia undermined its research ambition before the Serd ink was dry, as this week’s budget confirmed the government’s unwillingness to improve PhD students’ dismal pay, say Jesse Gardner-Russell and Maxim Jon-Buckley #PhDs #highered
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Groups representing some of the key antagonists in Australia’s fractious governance debate have thrashed out a joint approach to university council membership, marking a rare moment of accord in the splintered sector. timeshighereducation.com/new…
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Education and Employment Legislation Committee - Quality of governance at Australian higher education providers - 08/09/2025 (Sydney) #Hansard transcript @ATNUnis @AusGovEducation @CAPAPresident @IRUAustralia @RegUniNet @UOW @westernsydneyu bit.ly/4nrxZQ9
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POLICY BRIEF: Sharing research training program funding across universities to strengthen Indigenous HDR supervision and completions, by Profs Maria Raciti & @BronFredericks, @ARC_IFC, 08 Oct 2025, indigenous-futures.org/image…, pp. 1-5. #research #HDR #Researchers #ResearchTraining
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5 out of 6 people believe unis prioritise profit over education with 50% expressing strong concerns.
Unis must return to their core mission as public institutions.
It's time to put education first! Sign the better unis pledge now: bit.ly/nteupledge
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Delighted to address #graduate reps from around #Australia at the Grad Con hosted by UQU. Attendees were interested in my reflections on higher educ & student representation in the past, inc my term as @CAPAPresident, & #highereduc & #student representation now & in the future.
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Chinese students have complained that they were misled about Australia, saying the “shocking” rise in cost of living is causing others to abandon their plans.
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Lovely to meet with representatives from @CAPAPresident for #ScienceMeetsParliament yesterday to discuss issues close to my heart - the importance of research & ensuring that researchers are adequately supported.
PHD students deserve PPL & significantly higher stipends.
#SMP2023
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“Australia needs an ambitious national vision for higher education that realigns the sector with its public service mission, and with the needs of students, staff, and wider society" @ElizaLittleton @CntrFutureWork @AlisonBarnes25 #auspol #SaveHigherEd
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The next federal government can save universities, make undergraduate education free for all Australians and employ tens of thousands of staff securely by lifting the public spend on higher education to just one per cent of GDP, according to @CntrFutureWork #auspol @theheraldsun
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The Morrison Govt fuelled the higher education disaster by excluding public unis from JobKeeper, hiking student fees and entrenching the over-reliance on insecure work.
To stick the boot in, they then slashed real university funding per student in the latest budget. #auspol
JobKeeper was meant to help keep people in jobs but the Liberals changed the rules three times to stop public universities getting help. The Liberals’ war on higher education is costing our country.
#auspol #inequality #inequalitybites @tanya_plibersek @AustralianLabor @NTEUnion
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Don't miss today's Friday session on the federal budget and what it means for #highereducation. We'll give an overview of the NTEU's response and an outline of our work as we head into the federal election. On at 3pm today!
Register here: nteu.info/BudgetFridaySessio…
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If they’re serious about “the future”, “the threats we face”, people’s “aspirations” then repair the damage done to universities and fund #highereducation in #Budget2022
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The thought of the Coalition deciding which universities are good and worthy of support vs those which are bad is terrifying for staff in the sector and has horrendous implications for future students.
The Prime Minister’s view of universities is archaic, disrespectful and deeply concerning.
The reality is he and his government have made higher education less accessible for students by hiking fees and cutting funding per university place.
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Thx @kjnnelson!
Talking big ideas re #OzHE L&T
Day 1 starts w
-Fab Student Panel @NUSEducation @CAPAPresident
@CISA_National Lim +++ w @AdamShoemakerVC respond
-Policy w @uniaus incoming Chair @johnnodvc, @kerrileekrause @TafeDirectors Robertson @L2Leslie
@SRMatchett @Twig_HE
Exciting news this morning: Needed now in teaching and learning: the conference campusmorningmail.com.au/?po… @KiftSally
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Universities are public institutions, yet the avg VC gets paid akin to a corporate executive, while around 66% of the staff they hire are struggling on endless short-term & casual contracts. This cannot be justified. Story in today’s CMM @SRMatchett
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We want more international students back in Australia as soon as possible, but we need to do it safely and without impacting Australians wanting to come home. This afternoon I spoke with @abcnews about the current state of play: ministers.dese.gov.au/tudge/…
