Higher Education
Lee is the Australian Greens spokesperson on higher education which includes vocational education and training (VET). The Greens recognise that a world-class tertiary education system is vital to Australia’s social and economic wellbeing. Lee is working towards increased, sustainable funding for our higher education and VET providers, and to promote strong and viable public university and TAFE systems.
The Greens stand for equitable access to affordable or free education for all domestic students, supported by appropriate living allowances and minimising student debt. We are currently campaigning for a 10 per cent increase to base funding per student at public universities.
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15 May 2013
Greens Senator for NSW Lee Rhiannon talks to Leon Delaney on the 2SM morning program about the implications for people in NSW o...
media-releases
15 May 2013
Greens Senator for NSW Lee Rhiannon has criticised federal Labor for slashing the Regional Infrastructure Fund by a massive $2 ...
blog
03 May 2013
The recent university budget cuts don't add up. Help us convince the government that the benefits of increased public inv...
media-releases
23 Apr 2013
Australian Greens higher education spokesperson Senator Lee Rhiannon will speak alongside students and academics at a cross-ca...
media-releases
22 Apr 2013
The Australian Greens today condemned the Coalition as opportunistic for throwing their weight behind Labor's $2.3 billion rai...
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24 Apr 2013 | 12:00 pm
Greens Higher Education Spokesperson Lee Rhiannon will join a cross campus protest against university funding cuts.
media-releases
19 Apr 2013
Greens higher education spokesperson Senator Lee Rhiannon has congratulated the University of Wollongong for its community camp...
media-releases
14 Apr 2013
The Labor government's latest raid on the higher education budget, this time to the tune of $2.3 billion, further undermines th...
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27 Mar 2013
In his first week on the job, the Australian Greens have challenged the new Minister for Higher Education Craig Emerson to act ...
media-releases
26 Mar 2013
Australian Greens higher education spokesperson Senator Lee Rhiannon will join academics and students to speak at a Sydney Univ...