Hacking Australia’s Future: Threats to institutional autonomy, academic freedom and student choice in Australian higher education

7 November 2003

© Commonwealth of Australia 2003
ISBN 0 642 71334 0

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Membership of Committee	(PDF 16KB)
Terms of reference	(PDF 15KB)
Recommendation	(PDF 23KB)
Foreword	(PDF 93KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 91KB)
Characteristics of the inquiry Overview of policy Issues of contention Conclusion
Chapter 2 - Shifting the costs of higher education	(PDF 185KB)
The decline of indexation The call for adequate indexation The Commonwealth’s contribution: the Commonwealth Grants Scheme Changes to the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) No growth in places and reallocation of marginally funded places HECS – HELP Equity issues Conclusion
Chapter 3 - University Governance and management issues	(PDF 82KB)
Funding agreements: ministerial discretion and micro-management University governance
Chapter 4 - Precipitating industrial conflict	(PDF 59KB)
Real industrial relations issues Conclusion
Chapter 5 - Student participation in student organisations	(PDF 51KB)
What student organisations are about Financial costs of ending automatic fees Conclusion
Conclusion	(PDF 15KB)
Government Senators' Report	(PDF 58KB)
Australian Democrats' Supplementary Report	(PDF 128KB)
Australian Greens' Report	(PDF 99KB)
Appendix 1 - List of submissions	(PDF 80KB)
Appendix 2 - Hearing and witnesses	(PDF 22KB)
Appendix 3 - Tabled documents and answers to questions on notice	(PDF 97KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3521
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5706
Email:	eet.sen@aph.gov.au