Uni students demand a better future.

The National Union of Students (NUS) have declared that a national day of action will be held on may the 2nd to protest the federal government’s refusal to support university students. The day of action will be apart of the wider “demand a better future” campaign.

NUS claim that since 1995 the federal government has reduced funding to tertiary education by 7%. This represents a decrease of $1550 for each and every university student. Despite John Howard’s promises to the contrary there are now over 60 higher education degrees that cost over $100,000.

The “demand a better future” aims to force the government to confront the lack of support for uni students and also address a number of other issues that threat the futures of current university students. The campaign’s demands include;

read more at the Flinders uni student site