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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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The Budget: Greens vision & views

18 May 2012
Our analysis of the Budget and our vision of what it could have been.
media-releases

Productivity Commission VET report: Greens caution against privatisation push

15 May 2012
The Gillard government's reform agenda to develop a more skilled workforce and boost the economic outlook by increased particip...
media-releases

Budget setback for higher education revolution

09 May 2012
The under-investment in higher education contained in last night’s budget could render Labor’s education revolution...
media-releases

MyUniversity reveals ballooning casualisation rate, but won't fix it: Greens

04 Apr 2012
Federal Labor are putting too much stock in simplistic league tables to drive quality education and are stalling on a 10 per ce...
media-releases

Govt must prioritise public providers for skills funding package

19 Mar 2012
Greens Senator and higher education spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has called on the government to guarantee that public vocational ...
media-releases

Skills shortage solved by investing in public VET, free education

16 Mar 2012
Federal Labor’s proposed overhaul of skills training provides a great opportunity to boost skills and jobs, but the gover...
motions

Motion: University SSAF Funding

15 Mar 2012
Lee Rhiannon's motion calling on universities to share money received from student fees with student organisations.
video

The Greens at O-Week 2012

05 Mar 2012
Greens on Campus clubs ran stalls at Orientation Weeks around Australia in 2012. State and federal Greens MPs visited their loc...
event

Can Free University Education be a reality?

30 Mar 2012 | 5pm - 7pm
Join Senator Lee Rhiannon and Jamie Parker MLA for a forum to discuss whether free university education can be achieved, and ho...
blog

Estimate adventures with a cameo Yes Minister appearance

05 Mar 2012
When I arrived in the federal parliament back in July 2011 I was told that the Estimates process was probably the best thing ab...
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