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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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Lee Rhiannon on 2SM talking 2013 budget implications for NSW

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...
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Regional NSW hurt by budget cuts to Infrastructure Fund

15 May 2013
Greens Senator for NSW Lee Rhiannon has criticised federal Labor for slashing the Regional Infrastructure Fund by a massive $2 ...
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University budget cuts don't add up

03 May 2013
The recent university budget cuts don't add up.  Help us convince the government that the benefits of increased public inv...
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Rhiannon to speak at no uni cuts student rally

23 Apr 2013
Australian Greens higher education spokesperson Senator Lee Rhiannon will speak alongside students and academics at a cross-ca...
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Uni funding cuts: Coalition keeps the bad despite rejecting the good

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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Sydney University budget cuts rally

24 Apr 2013 | 12:00 pm
Greens Higher Education Spokesperson Lee Rhiannon will join a cross campus protest against university funding cuts.
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Greens congratulate UOW community campaign for funding boost

19 Apr 2013
Greens higher education spokesperson Senator Lee Rhiannon has congratulated the University of Wollongong for its community camp...
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Labor following Coalition policy with cuts to higher education

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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Student day of action: Emerson under pressure to make his mark on uni funding

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 ...
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Greens Senator Rhiannon speaks in support of Sydney Uni two day staff strike

26 Mar 2013
Australian Greens higher education spokesperson Senator Lee Rhiannon will join academics and students to speak at a Sydney Univ...
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