Mar 31, 2016 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
I welcome today’s announcement by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), that the ACCC and the Commonwealth have instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Australian Institute of Professional Education PTY LTD (AIPE). The...
Mar 31, 2016 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
Topics: Federalism, COAG, Safe Schools. E&OE… PETER VAN ONSELEN Well I mentioned earlier, somewhat sarcastically but also seriously that I reckon the biggest geek in the Parliament when it comes to federalism would be Senator Scott, who happens also to be a...
Mar 29, 2016 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
Topics: Vocational education and training, TAFEs, VET FEE-HELP, Grattan Report, universities, HECs. E&OE… DAVID SPEERS I want to talk now about an area that is a big policy mess, frankly, one – well I don’t know how much we are going to hear about this before the...
Mar 29, 2016 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
Topics: Federal funding for health, COAG meeting, ABCC Bill and negotiations with the Senate crossbenchers. E&OE… DEL IRANI State premiers, chief ministers, and the Prime Minister are preparing to meet for the latest Council of Australian Governments talks...
Mar 29, 2016 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
Topics: Federal funding for health, COAG meeting, ABCC Bill and negotiations with the Senate crossbenchers. E&OE… NAT BARR Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison are apparently preparing to ditch Tony Abbott’s big cuts to hospital funding....
Mar 24, 2016 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
Topics: VET FEE-HELP scheme, unethical training providers, Government’s plans to redesign Labor’s flawed VET FEE-HELP scheme, TAFE. E&OE… FRAN KELLY And back home, 15,000 Australian students were left in the lurch this week following the collapse of yet...