Advocate July 2007
Vol 14 No 2
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In this issue:
SPECIAL FEATURES
HIGHER EDUCATION
What does the
University of Melbourne’s announcement of a US-style two tier
higher education structure mean for its staff and the rest of the
sector?
Melbourne Model has wider implications for the
sector
Andrew Nette
‘Dreamlarge’ a nightmare for Melbourne Arts
Faculty
Associate Professor David Phillips
Expanding the student experience to other disciplines,
the wider community and the world…
Professor Loane Skene
Melbourne Model: The jury is still out
Ted Clark
FEDERAL BUDGET
Higher education received a
pleasantly surprising emphasis in the last Federal Budget, but what
did it really contain?
Unpacking the ‘Education’ Budget
Emma Cull and Paul Kniest
Higher Education Endowment Fund (HEEF)
Changes to domestic undergraduate full fee places
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Collective bargaining in higher education – a world
view
Ken McAlpine
NTEU campaign against proposed school closure at
QUT
Associate Professor Gavin Kendall
Geneva hearings put spotlight on HEWRRs
Ken McAlpine
RQF BEGINS
RQF is about to become a reality for Australian universities.
Let the RQF games begin
Paul Kniest
RQF: Can a sow’s ear be a silk purse?
Associate Professor Greg McCarthy
EVENTS
Science meets Parliament
Dr Robin Robertson and Dr Simon Marsland
Humanities on the Hill
Peter Pinnington and Associate Professor Gavin Kendall
REGULAR FEATURES
FROM THE OFFICERS
Research sustainability missing from RQF focus
Carolyn Allport, National President
WorkChoices still
WorkChoices
Grahame McCulloch, General
Secretary
The ILO and domestic politics
Ted Murphy, National Assistant Secretary
UPDATE
- Genuine choice denied in AWAs at Swinburne
- CQU ignores umpire’s decision
- Staff protection sought in closure of UNSW Asia campus
- ALP adopts NTEU’s education amendments
- UB leads the way on general staff reclassification
- Collective action key to success for NCELTR members
- UNE redundancies overturned
- Carbon neutral call at UWS
COLUMNS
ePhones converge
News from the Net, by Patrick Wright
Rough play ahead
Lowering the Boom, by
Ian Lowe
Busy times in NZ higher
education
Letter from Aotearoa New Zealand, by
Nigel Haworth, AUS
Is Howard a born-again believer in higher
education?
Regional Focus, by Jenny
Austin
INDIGENOUS NEWS
- National Indigenous Forum 2007
- New Indigenous Officer: Adam Frogley
YOUR UNION
- Casuals Conferences: Building momentum for positive change
- Book voucher winners
- SA casuals conferences a success
- Recent human rights actions by NTEU
- New Branch Organisers in Queensland