Tag: policy
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: Go8 wary of poor policy settings
By Vicki Thomson The Australian We grow up learning that the shortest route between two points is a straight line. And the straight line often missed by those with their hands on Canberra policy levers is that which connects higher education to the economic development driven by Australia’s international education…
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: Go8 and University Funding
Australian Financial Review By Vicki Thomson The storm of media and political niggling over the past few weeks about Universities, their quality, their cost, their entry transparency and their funding is to be expected. It’s what happens when public policy errors are made, left to fester without any well-thought-through restoration…
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Go8 Media Release: ALP policy recognises need for predictable funding for universities
Group of Eight Chief Executive Vicki Thomson, said the Opposition’s Higher Education policy, released today, provides a solid platform for funding and recognises the importance of universities in equipping Australia for the future through our graduates and our research. “In particular, the ALP policy recognises the need for predictable funding…
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In the media: Go8’s policy platform
Campus Morning Mail, 16 January 2015 by Stephen Matchett Just days in the job executive director of the Group of Eight, Vicki Thomson begins as she means to go on, setting out a comms strategy designed to put the Eight at the centre of policy debate. “Universities should introduce and…