Advocate April 2005
Vol12 No1
In this issue of The Advocate:
FEATURES
REVIEWING THE NATIONAL PROTOCOLS:
GREATER DIVERSITY OR A RACE TO THE BOTTOM?
Andrew Nette
What are the likely outcomes of a
review of the National Protocols covering the definition and
accreditation of universities in Australia?
UNIVERSITY ACCREDITATION TIMELINE
We track university accreditation from 1851 to today.
DECLINE IN ENROLMENTS IS NOTHING SHORT OF
BAFFLING
Paul Kniest
The Commonwealth Government’s Backing Australia’s
Future (BAF) reforms explain the decline in student
enrolments at Australian universities in 2004.
COALITION HAS STUDENT UNIONS IN ITS
SIGHTS
Emma Cull
The Howard
Government is once again attempting to enact Anti-Student
Organisation legislation, better known as Voluntary Student
Unionism (VSU).
HOW TO MAKE $400 MILLION ‘DISAPPEAR’ WITH THE
STROKE OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE PEN
Paul Kniest
NTEU analysis of Commonwealth Grants shows that universities will
effectively suffer from a one-off $400 million cut in 2004.
AWAs UNDERMINING UNIVERSITIES
Ken McAlpine
The use of AWAs in higher education will see some cuts in pay and
conditions.
GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF SMEAR CAMPAIGN
Emma Cull
The Federal Government has been accused of backing a campaign to
discredit studies showing the extent of mental illness in
detention centres.
FLIGHT FROM TERROR:
THE MENTAL HEALTH OF DETAINED ASYLUM SEEKERS
Dr
Derrick Silove
NTEU member and Professor of Psychiatry
at UNSW, Dr Derrick Silove, discusses his work on the mental
health of detained asylum seekers.
EXERCISES IN ASSESSMENT
Research assessment
exercises receive low marks from NZ and UK colleagues.
UNION TSUNAMI RELIEF
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA reports from tsunami-ravaged Aceh.
FROM THE OFFICERS
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EXPERTS NEEDED TO ASSESS RESEARCH QUALITY
FRAMEWORK
Carolyn Allport, National President -
STUDENT UNIONS UNDER THREAT ONCE AGAIN
Grahame McCulloch, General Secretary -
THE REALITY OF ‘FREEDOM FROM
CONTRACT’
Ted Murphy, National Assistant Secretary
MEMBERSHIP
- TRAINING, EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD
- FASTS BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
- AUR BOARD
UPDATE
- HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS BRIEFS
- ENTERPRISE BARGAINING NATIONAL UPDATE
- VUT PROTEST OVER EB DELAY
- ELECTED OFFICERS’ TRAINING
- RECENT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIONS BY NTEU
- TRANSFERRING OFF PAYROLL DEDUCTION
- NATIONAL STAFF TRAINING CONFERENCE
- QUEENSLAND CENTENARY OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE
- MEMBERSHIP ACTION GETS RESULTS AT KANGAN BATMAN
- UNPRECEDENTED SUPPORT FOR COLLEAGUES AT CURTIN
INDIGENOUS NEWS
- MORE YOUTH, LESS UNIVERSITY PLACES
- MEETING WITH FEDERAL EDUCATION MINISTER
- 2005 NATIONAL INDIGENOUS FORUM
COLUMNS
NET TALKING
News from the Net, by Pat
Wright
WELCOME WOOP WOOP UNIVERSITY
Lowering the Boom, by Ian Lowe
SALARY CRISIS FOR NZ UNIVERSITY STAFF
Letter from Aotearoa New Zealand, by Nigel Haworth, AUS
THE DECAY IN DENTAL HEALTH
Regional Focus, by Jenny Austin