The only Vice-Chancellor who disagrees with the governments education reforms, and #theirABC drags him out in an attempt to make the reforms appear like rubbish. The funniest part of this is that Parkers university is a member of UA which agrees with the reforms. #auspol #BSWNBPM #sameoldlabor #springst - CHRISTOPHER PYNE: Well, Ive persuaded the entire university sector to support this reform. Universities Australia, which represents the 41 universities, has been lockstep in support of these reforms with amendments and I thank them very much for that. It is quite an achievement ... LEIGH SALES: Well you havent actually persuaded - sorry, I just want to pick you up there. You havent exactly persuaded the entire sector. Stephen Parker, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canberra has described this reform today as a blight on the lives of a generation unless Australia comes to its senses. CHRISTOPHER PYNE: Well surprisingly, Leigh, youve found the one vice chancellor who is publicly opposed to these reforms out of the 41. But the other 40 are in favour. And of course, University of Canberra is a member of Universities Australia and Universities Australia supports these reforms with the amendments that I proposed today and that I will reintroduce tomorrow. So, the university sector is united in supporting these reforms. abc.net.au/7.30/content/2014/s4140850.htm - SABRA LANE: Stephen Parkers the Vice-Chancellor of Canberra University. Hes critical of the universities peak lobby group, Universities Australia, for supporting the Governments changes, saying its tantamount to a suicide pact. STEPHEN PARKER: I think theyve sold their soul, theyve sold out students and someone needs to say so clearly. SABRA LANE: The Governments concessions came way too late. Presenting a major revamp on higher education to a hostile Senate was always a risky strategy. Veteran bureaucrats say previous governments facing similar situations crafted bills accordingly, proposing ideas they believed would have a good chance of success. Professor Parker says the Government should start again, but consult first. STEPHEN PARKER: I think they need to withdraw their proposals and stop trying last-minute compromises, tacky things like $400 million for Tasmania, and then do what the Commission of Audit actually recommended, which was a 12-month debate about fee deregulation. We could possibly have pilot schemes, we could look at certain kinds of courses having fees deregulated first, we can model the impact on different kinds of students. This has been done far too fast and in a rushed way, which has just sapped confidence that the Government knows what its going with these reforms. abc.net.au/7.30/content/2014/s4140846.htm
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:48:26 +0000
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