News • October 2021
Graduate employment oucomes welcome
DASSH has published a press release welcoming the outcome of the 2021 Graduate Outcomes Survey showing employment outcomes for the humanities have dramatically improved since 2018 in line with other disciplines.
News • June 2021
June 2021 News
We were saddened to hear of the passing of former DASSH member, Prof Robbie Robertson this month. Vale, Prof Robertson.
News • October 2020
October 2020 News
DASSH President, Prof Cathy Coleborne, has published an Op-Ed with Campus Review in critique of the Job-ready Graduates package. Read it here.
News • October 2020
October 2020 News
DASSH has released a Media Release to express our members’ disappointment at the passage of the government’s Job-ready Graduates package.
Submissions • September 2020
Job-ready Graduates Package Senate Inquiry
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students) Bill 2020. DASSH recommends significant changes to the draft legislation put forward for the Job-ready Graduates Package.
Submissions • August 2020
Job-ready Graduates Package draft legislation consultation
Submission to the Job-ready Graduates Package draft legislation consultation. DASSH urges the Parliament to amend the legislation to ensure that student contributions to the costs of a university education are made equal across all discipline clusters.
News • July 2020
June 2020 News
In response to the Australian Education Minister’s announcement of a new funding model for universities, DASSH published a Media Release to express our concerns about the implications for our future students and the prosperity of the nation.
Statements • May 2020
Statement from DASSH on the COVID-19 pandemic
Australia and New Zealand have so far avoided the worst of the COVID19 pandemic, and our governments should be lauded for the measures they have taken to limit the spread of the virus and support those who have faced loss of income. As we turn cautiously to think about recovery, it will be important to… Continue Reading»
Statements • March 2020
Concerns regarding the ARC’s timeline for the SRI for Australian Society, History and Culture
Our members have expressed concerns in relation to the deadline for the Special Research Initiative for Australian Society, History and Culture.
Statements • February 2020
Higher Education Support Act (2003) Amendments
Comments on the Proposed Legislative Amendments to the Higher Education Support Act (2003). DASSH recommends that reference to Freedom of Speech is removed from the proposed legislative amendments in the absence of constitutional reform.
Submissions • December 2019
Australian 2020-21 Pre-Budget Submission
DASSH asks the Federal Government to prioritise investment in education and research, particularly in the humanities, arts and social sciences, in its 2020-21 Budget.
Submissions • November 2019
Response to the Education Council review of Senior Secondary Pathways
DASSH members believe current secondary students need to be made aware of the need for continuing, lifelong education, both to manage their expectations of post-secondary courses and to relieve the anxiety that many students experience during the final years of secondary school.