Monday, March 21, 2005

VSU bill – attempt to cripple student unions

A compulsory student fee should be seen in the same way that rates and taxes contribute to the community life of every Australian. These taxes fund the infrastructure that supports our society including the state and federal parliaments and elected politicians. So too at our universities a compulsory fee ensures that child care, health services, sporting clubs, debating societies and many other campus-based organisations can survive. Student representative bodies are part of this democratic environment and play an important role in the representation of student interests in the internal governance of their universities.

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