Wounded West could still bite

Article Abstract:

A committee established in Jan. 1997 to advise the Australian government on the future of the country's higher education system over the next 20 years had its key proposals rejected even before the official release of its preliminary report. The committee, chaired by former classics teacher and private school headmaster Roderick West, had proposed the introduction of a student voucher system and the extension of the Higher Education Contribution Scheme to students at post-secondary technical colleges. The report, which followed eight months of consultation, was condemned by staff and student organisations.

Education, Higher, Higher education, Legislative bodies, Legislative committees

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Foreign and fee payer boom

Article Abstract:

There has been a two-fold increase in the number of foreign students at Australian universities in the five years to 1993, according to government statistics, while the number of fee-paying students has quintupled in this period. A larger proportion of foreign students pay fees, and quotas have been abolished, though universities first have to meet obligations to Australian students. The Pacific region accounts for nearly 20% of foreign students, and New Zealnd is the country which supplies most students from abroad.

Students, Foreign, Foreign students

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'Dubious' e-outfit sues Oz for #10m

Article Abstract:

Greenwich University, a distance university based in Norfolk Island, is suing the Australian Council for Private Education and Training for making defamatory remarks. Tim Smith, the council's national executive officer, referred in a December 2000 newspaper report, to an education department finding that the former-US university did not meet Australian university standards.

Management, Political activity, Norfolk Island, Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Greenwich University, Norfolk Island

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