Monthly Archives: April 2019

Last week, the Liberals announced that “more regional apprentices and small businesses would benefit from wage subsidy trial” (announcement below). In attempt to add some energy to the debate, The Australian has called it a “tradie war”. The Sydney Morning Herald  and The Age Read more

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has announced the upcoming May 18 Federal election candidates, publishing them today on its website. Almost 2,000 people have been nominated for lower house and senate seats throughout the country. Community Colleges Australia Federal Election Policy Platform Community Colleges Australia (CCA) will be writing to a number of candidates, bringing their...

The Grattan Institute think tank has released its Commonwealth Orange Book 2019: Policy priorities for the Federal Government, aimed at helping the next Commonwealth Government set priorities for reform. The massive document (182 pages) identifies policy changes for a future government in the areas of economic growth, tax reform and sustainable...

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has launched its Federal Election Policy Platform, which outlines CCA’s policies and requests for the next Commonwealth Government. The Platform outlines the scope and achievements of Australia’s 420+ adult and community education providers, which have 385,000 vocational education and training (VET) students, 9.5% of the national total, and...

In his Budget-in-Reply speech on Thursday, 4 April, the Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten made a number of promises about TAFE. Below are selections from his speech (which you can watch online here). The Guardian Australia reports that, “The package builds on Shorten’s promise last...