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Issue No. 261 | 29 April 2005 |
Lest We Forget
Interview: Australia@Work Unions: State of the Union Industrial: Fashion Accessories Legal: Leg Before Picket Politics: Business Welfare Brats Health: Cannabis Controversy Economics: Debt, Deficit, Downturn History: Politics In The Pubs Review: Three Bob's Worth Poetry: Do The Slowly Chokie
Dick Tracy Booted In Blacktown Picnic On for Working Families Skinny Pay Starves Weight Watchers Aged Care Workers Off Their Feet Unions Urge Fair Go For Timorese
The Soapbox The Locker Room Culture Parliament
Labor Council of NSW |
News VSU Bad for Business
Legislation that limits resources will ultimately undermine the attractiveness of Australian universities to the multi-billion dollar international student market, says the National Tertiary Education Union. NTEU president Dr Carolyn Allport said access to services provided by institutions was a major selling point for Australian universities. "Universities face limited choices if they cannot charge a fee for these services. They will either have to fund them from their own scarce resources, farm them out to private providers who will provide them on a full cost commercial basis, or not provide them at all," she said. "Student organisations make a crucial contribution to a dynamic, democratic and creative educational environment in our universities, provide a range of essential support services and facilities and give students a representative voice and participatory role in the governance of their institutions." Meanwhile National Union of Students president Sarah Collins said there was little doubt that students would not pay union fees if they didn't have to. She said that just as people would not pay their taxes if they weren't required to, students would treat voluntary union fees the same way. A Sydney rally to protest plans for axing compulsory student unionism this week attracted up to 4000 people. The rally coincided with other activities throughout the country, held as part of a national day of action.
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