Media Releases 2004

December

Laying the Foundations: AVCC submission to the Review of Indexation (58/04) (23 December 2004)  PDF Version

More questions posed than answered in issues paper (57/04) (20 December 2004)  PDF Version

Screenrights signs five year deal with Australian Universities (9 December 2004)

November

Essential steps to achieving the vision - HE Budget focus 2005 (56/04) (26 November 2004)  PDF Version

Revamped website becomes operational (55/04) (18 November 2004)  PDF Version

Minister's assurance on continuing collaboration welcomed (54/04) (9 November 2004)  PDF Version

Australia has a world class university sector (53/04) (5 November 2004)  PDF Version

AVCC concerned at lack of consultation (52/04) (2 November 2004)  PDF Version

October

AVCC welcomes back shadow minister for education (51/04) (26 October 2004)  PDF Version

Australian component of AVCC-Chinese University Administrators' Shadowing (CHUAS) program 2004 underway (50/04) (25 October 2004)  PDF Version

AVCC keen to move forward with Dr Nelson (49/04) (22 October 2004)  PDF Version

German Rectors (HRK) and AVCC participate in joint higher education forum (48/04) (20 October 2004)  PDF Version

Five year extension for ISI Web of Knowledge (47/04) (7 October 2004)  PDF Version

Labor higher education initiatives commendable (46/04) (5 October 2004)  PDF Version

September

Labor shakes-up national research and innovation (45/04) (28 September 2004)  PDF Version

AVCC appreciates all support of Indigenous higher education (44/04) (16 September 2004)  PDF Version

Universities forgotten in "Great Universities Debate" (43/04) (15 September 2004)  PDF Version

R&D investment is moving in the right direction - just not fast enough. (42/04) (13 September 2004)  PDF Version

Further indication that R&D investment is in crisis (41/04) (8 September 2004)  PDF Version

Remove the shackles of over-regulation (40/04) (8 September 2004)  PDF Version

Internationalisation - a key AVCC priority (39/04) (7 September 2004)  PDF Version

Statistics confirm R&D investment is not keeping pace with GDP (38/04) (6 September 2004)  PDF Version

Urgent passage of Amendment Bill essential for universities (37/04) (2 September 2004)  PDF Version

Vice-Chancellors and students speak with one voice against racist targeting of Australian university campuses (36/04) (2 September 2004)  PDF Version

August

Credit transfer already part of Australia's universities (35/04) (23 August 2004)  PDF Version

Government adopts AVCC RTS model (34/04) (19 August 2004)  PDF Version

AVCC welcomes RTS debate (33/04) (12 August 2004) PDF Version

AVCC applauds greater Indigenous role in higher education (32/04) (6 August 2004)  PDF Version

Democrats support AVCC calls for scholarship protection (31/04) (6 August 2004)  PDF Version

AVCC supports JSCOT recommendations on copyright (30/04) (6 August 2004)  PDF Version

There are alternatives to identifying graduate skills (29/04) (5 August 2004)  PDF Version

Assessing learning and teaching excellence (28/04) (3 August 2004)  PDF Version

July

University students still require more opportunity (27/04) (27 July 2004)  PDF Version

Voluntary Student Unionism (26/04) (1 July 2004)  PDF Version

June

Scholarships must be equitable (25/04) (25 June 2004)  PDF Version 

New program for Asia/Australia student exchange appreciated by AVCC (24/04) (24 June 2004)  PDF Version

AVCC - Pursuing the Vision for 2020 (23/04) (24 June 2004)  PDF Version

The future of Australian research and innovation (22/04) (18 June 2004)  PDF Version

AVCC responds to Governments Higher Education Equity Program (21/04) (6 June 2004)  PDF Version

AVCC says debate on HECS is healthy for Australian education (20/04) (2 June 2004)  PDF Version

May

AVCC Plenary discuss post-Budget funding and bureaucracy issues (19/04) (26 May 2004)  PDF Version

AVCC response to Federal Budget 2004 (18/04) (11 May 2004)  PDF Version

AVCC contacts for post Budget comment (17/04) (10 May 2004)  PDF Version

To cheer or not to cheer? (16/04) (6 May 2004)  PDF Version

Now's the time to capitalise on Australia's R&D investment (15/04) (4 May 2004)  PDF Version

April

More than a quarter of eligible applicants miss out on a university place (14/04) (30 April 2004)  PDF Version

Additional Government funding to support HEIMS implementation welcomed by AVCC (13/04) (7 April 2004)  PDF Version

March

Australia 'above par with the world' at citation laureate awards (12/04) (24 March 2004)  PDF Version

Government confirms the importance of Australia's research efforts (11/04) (24 March 2004)  PDF Version

AVCC supports Inquiry into Student Income Support (10/04) (9 March 2004)  PDF Version

Universities meet Parliament underway (09/04) (9 March 2004)  PDF Version

Universities meet Parliament 2004 (08/04) (4 March 2004)  PDF Version

AVCC commends Administrative Appeals Tribunal decision (07/04) (1 March 2004)  PDF Version

February

HECS levels are a university responsibility (06/04) (19 February 2004)  PDF Version

January

AVCC welcomes Labor commitment to Australia's higher education future (05/04) (30 January 2004)  PDF version

More university places still required (04/04) (27 January 2004)  PDF version

Reinvestment in Australia's research and innovation base remains essential (03/04) (27 January 2004)  PDF Version

Yes - education will be an election issue (02/04) (22 January 2004)  PDF Version

University places must continue to grow (01/04) (19 January 2004)  PDF Version

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