P81 Tertiary Education

Government’s finger on double-dissolution trigger

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 2-Apr-15

The Australian Government insists on continuing with its policy of university fee deregulation. Education Minister Christopher Pyne said on 1 April 2015 that he will present the proposed legislation to the Senate again, despite the fact that it has already been rejected twice. If the bill is rejected again, it may trigger a double dissolution election

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, THE GROUP OF EIGHT LIMITED

Career dreams dashed as graduate oversupply worsens

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Original article by Marianna Papadakis
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 32 : 20-Mar-15

There are not enough positions for Australian law graduate, and many of them are forced to work in other sectors. As law schools are producing too many graduates, they have started to promote law as a generalist qualification which does not necessarily lead to a career in law. Amanda Cutajar, the head of the Australian division of human resources at DLA Piper, says law firms are now in a comfortable situation of being able to be quite selective in recruitment

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DLA PIPER, GADENS LAWYERS, ASHURST AUSTRALIA, KING AND WOOD MALLESONS

Iron ore budget hole gets bigger

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 18-Mar-15

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says his government will balance the Budget in about five years’ time. However, the continued fall in the price of iron ore since late 2014 is expected to reduce government revenue by $A1.8bn a year. The mid-year Budget update had forecast an average iron ore price of $US60 per tonne, but it has since traded at a low of $US56. Meanwhile, Education Minister Christopher Pyne will press ahead with university reforms, despite the bill being rejected by the Senate for a second time on 17 March 2015

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, DELOITTE ACCESS ECONOMICS PTY LTD

University deregulation looks doomed

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 17-Mar-15

The Australian Government has failed to gain enough support for its proposal to deregulate universities. The proposed legislation is likely to be rejected by the Senate. Senators Nick Xenophon, Jacqui Lambie, Glenn Lazarus, Dio Wang and Ricky Muir indicated that they would vote against deregulation. The vote will take place on 18 March 2015

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, UNIVERSITIES AUSTRALIA LIMITED, THE GROUP OF EIGHT LIMITED

Law graduates undeterred by dire job hopes

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Original article by Marianna Papadakis, Edmund Tadros
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 32 : 27-Feb-15

The latest Australian Law Students Survey has highlighted the challenging job market for law graduates. The Survive Law website’s survey found that 33 per cent of law students are not confident that they will gain a job after graduating, while more than 50 per cent say that universities should offer greater assistance in searching for jobs. In addition, more than 50 per cent of law students indicated their desire to practice law after graduating

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SURVIVE LAW, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Survey paints a dire picture

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Original article by Edmund Tadros
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 33 : 20-Feb-15

A survey by the Survive Law website shows that stress is a major issue for most Australian law students. The online survey found that nearly 50 per cent of respondents had contemplated quitting their degree due to stress. Kat Crossley, the website’s editor, notes that the limited job opportunities for law graduates is also a major issue. Melbourne Law School dean Carolyn Evans adds that the challenging graduate job market is an issue for all university students

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SURVIVE LAW, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE. LAW SCHOOL, COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN LAW DEANS, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIAN LAW STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

Education may stop backslide

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Original article by Jacob Greber
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 11-Feb-15

Australia currently boasts the world’s 19-largest economy, but a PwC report says the nation risks falling to 29th place by 2050. PwC Australia economist Jeremy Thorpe stresses the need for greater emphasis on education and training in order to maintain Australia’s status as one of the world’s 20 largest economies. He says the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines should be a particular focus

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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, GROUP OF TWENTY (G-20), GROUP OF THIRTY (G-30), GROUP OF SEVEN (G-7), NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA

Wait is over for 85,000 applicants

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Original article by Amy McNeilage
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 11 : 22-Jan-15

Some 46,000 prospective university students received offers of places in undergraduate courses on 21 January 2015. The University of Western Sydney’s degree in physiotherapy had the highest Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR). The Australian Catholic University’s degree in occupational therapy and the University of Sydney’s degree in paramedicine are among the courses that have higher ATARs than in 2014

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UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG, UNIVERSITIES ADMISSIONS CENTRE (NSW AND ACT) PTY LTD

Only two universities increase first-round offers

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Original article by Benjamin Preiss, Henrietta Cook, Craig Butt
The Age – Page: 2 : 20-Jan-15

Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) data shows that 48,599 first-round offers of university places have been made in 2015, which is one per cent lower than previously. The number of people applying for undergraduate courses via VTAC fell by 2.2 per cent, to 76,648. Some universities have reported a rise in the number of people applying directly. The University of Melbourne and the Australian Catholic University were the only institutions to make more first-round offers than in 2014

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VICTORIAN TERTIARY ADMISSIONS CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, FEDERATION UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA, DEAKIN UNIVERSITY, SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION UNION, VICTORIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Unis ramp up offers to lowest tier

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Original article by Julie Hare
The Australian – Page: 5 : 19-Jan-15

New data shows that universities have been progressively accepting applications from school-leavers with a low Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR). The proportion of students with an ATAR of no more than 50 who were offered a university place was just one in 10 in 2009, but this had risen to two in five by 2014. Group of Eight CEO Vicki Thomson has expressed concern about this trend, and says it demonstrates the importance of "pathways" programs for new university students

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THE GROUP OF EIGHT LIMITED,{SPAC}FEDERATION UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA,{SPAC}GRATTAN INSTITUTE,{SPAC}UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT,{SPAC}VICTORIAN TERTIARY ADMISSIONS CENTRE,{SPAC}AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING