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Locality: South Melbourne, Victoria

Address: Level 1, 120 Clarendon St 3205 South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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23.01.2022 Wage Theft looks like, university management classifying tutorials as "practice classes" to avoid paying staff the full rate, therefore reducing wages by up to a third. Universities also allocated academics just three minutes to mark student assessments, and paid them a set marking "piece rate" in accordance with this. Many postgraduate students, casually employed by the university, would know all about this. Today the NTEU and ACTU have launched a #WageTheft hotline for high...er education workers. Phone lines are now open. Full article in comments

22.01.2022 It is Sunday yes, our Queer Officer Shae, spent sending 45 individual emails to Members of the NSW government, with a CAPA Submission Against the proposed One Nation Anti-discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedom and Equality) Bill 2020 NSW. This Bill overrides all other human rights and anti-discrimination legislation to enshrine the right to discriminate against anyone if they live in contrast to religious succeptabilities and beliefs. This is a dangerous bill. Work...ing hard here to support Equality Australia who are fighting this draconian outrage. We need to be vigilant. Doing my part for LGBTIQ+ folks! As the CAPA Queer Officer Shae

22.01.2022 The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) has concluded its Special Council Meeting with the election of a new Vice President/General Secretary. We are pleased to announce that Errol Phuah will take on the role of Vice President/General Secretary, effective as of the 8th of June 2020. Errol Phuah is a PhD student at Swinburne University of Technology, in the research area of aerosol jet bioprinting. He is the Higher Degree by Research representative on the Swinburne Academic Senate and is the current Policy and Research Advisor at CAPA. https://mailchi.mp//media-releasecapa-elects-new-vice-pres

22.01.2022 Our Queer officer for 2021 is Stefan Joksic. #capaaustralia #teampostgrads

22.01.2022 NTEU Scholarships 2020: Call for applications The NTEU is again offering two scholarships in 2020. The application deadline for both scholarships is Friday 31 July 2020. A decision will be made in late August-early September 2020. Carolyn Allport Scholarship... The Carolyn Allport Scholarship for Postgraduate Feminist Studies by Research is available for a woman undertaking postgraduate feminist studies, by research, in any discipline, awarding $5000 per year for a maximum of 3 years to the successful applicant. Applicants must be currently enrolled in postgraduate studies, by research, in an academic award of an Australian public university. This scholarship has been created in recognition of Dr Carolyn Allports contribution to the leadership and development of the Union in her 16 years as National President. Joan Hardy Scholarship The Joan Hardy Scholarship for Postgraduate Nursing Research is available for any student undertaking a postgraduate study of nurses, nursing culture or practices, or historical aspects of nursing as a lay or professional practice. The student need not therefore be or have been a nurse and can be undertaking the study in disciplines/schools other than nursing. A sum of $5000 will be paid in two instalments; half on the awarding of the Scholarship and the remainder on evidence of submission of the thesis. Applicants must be currently enrolled in an academic award of an Australian public university and expect to submit the thesis within one year of being awarded the Scholarship. This scholarship recognises the contribution the late Joan Hardy made to higher education and higher education unionism in over 30 years of activism. Helena Spyrou, Education & Training Officer For more information and how to apply go to www.nteu.org.au/myunion/scholarships or contact Helena Spyrou [email protected].

22.01.2022 CAPA would like to acknowledge that today is the start of National Reconcilation Week. The theme for this years Reconciliation Week is In this together. Reconciliation is a journey for all Australians as individuals, families, communities, organisations and importantly as a nation. At the heart of this journey are relationships between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. To launch NRW 2020 Reconciliation Australia is askin...g everyone to take to social media to acknowledge Country. We cannot be physically together to show respect, but we can show respect to Country where we are. On the first day of NRW, take the time to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Land that you are on, wherever you are. Choose your social media platform or the privacy of your own space to pay your respects. Consult the AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australia for a guide to the Traditional Owners of the Land you are on, and tag the Traditional Owners and/or the mob plus #InThisTogether2020 #NRW2020

21.01.2022 These kinds of opportunities arise almost as a normalised, systemic things that happens at universities. It seems very innocent and genuine in nature to provide opportunities for students’. #capaaustralia #teampostgrads #students #studentsinaustralia

21.01.2022 The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) congratulates Dr. Cathy Foley for her recent appointment as the new Chief Scientist of Australia. This is a proud achievement and well deserved for her years of contributions to research in Australia. CAPA is overjoyed by Dr. Cathy Foley’s appointment as the new Chief Scientist of Australia. At a time when research and development will play a crucial role in Australia's economic recovery, it is incredibly hearteni...ng to see a CAPA alumni and an experienced, determined and fabulous woman taking on this challenge. This is a proud moment for CAPA and a proud moment for women in STEMM, said National President Romana Begicevic. CAPA has not forgotten Dr. Foley’s contributions to postgraduate advocacy as a CAPA alumni, serving as CAPA’s National Secretary in 1982. It is from the contributions from individuals like Dr. Foley who are responsible for CAPA’s identity as the national peak body for postgraduates students today. We are proud to see that a CAPA alumni continues to succeed to such great heights years after her time as a student leader. To this day Dr. Foley continues to set an example and pave the way for postgraduates today; showing us how passion and determination can continue unextinguished for years and hopefully for years to come. https://mailchi.mp//media-release-capa-praises-appointment

21.01.2022 Our National President Errol Phuah raising concerns about melbourne lockdown as well wishing our international students happy Chinese newyears. Please follow all the guidelines and be safe . #internationalstudents #capaaustralia #teampostgrads

20.01.2022 The aim is to help international students understand employers perspective while applying for jobs . We invited all you to make best use of this opportunity and ask questions from amazing and experienced speakers. Sign up and join us - https://bit.ly/3hPOpPU.... Also find out international officer @devendrasinghk on the panel . #internationalstudents #intled #students #studymelbourne #internationaleducation #multiculturalism #NAOTY2016 #garyleecious #inthistogether #diversity

20.01.2022 Our international officer Devendra Singh will be discussing work rights of International students in Australia alongside officers from Department of Home Affairs and Fair Work Ombudsman. #international #workrights #australia #capaaustralia

20.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC week. NAIDOC Week is celebrated this year from 8-15 November 2020. This years NAIDOC theme is: Always Was, Always Will Be. Recognising that this is Aboriginal land and that sovereignty was never ceded. NAIDOC Week celebrations are held to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. CAPA would like to acknowledge the contributions of our sister organisation NATSIPA, together we work tirelessly to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander postgraduate students achievements are acknowledged and recognised.

20.01.2022 CAPAs 2020 SCM has kicked off! #inthistogether #capaaustralia #CAPASCM2020

19.01.2022 Regardless of your type of employment, you must have permission to work in Australia and hold a valid work visa. It is important you understand the rules of your work visa before starting a job, including the number of hours you are allowed to work each week. You can also download the app Record my hours to keep a track of your hours of employment. For information on visa requirements, contact the Department of Home Affairs on 13 18 81 or visit www.homeaffairs.gov.auexternal...-icon.png. Also check more information on http://www.fairwork.gov.au//rights-/international-students #visa#internationalstudents #workingright

18.01.2022 Good news: COVID affected Student Visa holders can apply for a VISA extension free of charge. Applications open midnight tonight! Follow this link for more information:... https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/student-visa

18.01.2022 Better future with favourable policies that is what our PRA believes in . #capaaustralia #teampostgrads

17.01.2022 CAPA would like to welcome Errol Phuah as Vice President/General Secretary elect. Errol is currently CAPAs Policy and Research Advisor and he is perfectly positioned to carry out CAPAs goals and objectives through this term. A well deserved win. Congratulations

17.01.2022 10th March - Senate Hearing on Wage Theft: "because your supervisor has been in the organisation or in the department for a while, it's not just you dealing with an uncomfortable situation with your supervisor, if you call them out on it; it's also potentially the entire department and all their colleagues." - CAPA Nation President, Errol Phuah #capaaustralia #teampostgrads #studentlife

16.01.2022 CAPA welcomes the announcement made by the NSW State Government on Saturday 6th June 2020 that it will provide $750 million of guaranteed loans to support the states universities to recover from the devastating effects of COVID-19. The NSW Minister for Skills and Higher Education, the Hon Geoff Lee stated, "Universities play a key role in the economic strength and productivity of our State, supporting jobs and delivering skilled graduates, research and innovation. Healthy u...niversities will be essential for NSW to recover from COVID-19. CAPA office bearer Shae Brown had met with Marsha Mannot, Educational Advisor to Minister Lee, on Thursday 4th June 2020, to emphasise the need for action from the NSW Government. Particularly in light of the fact that universities are projecting significant financial losses from semester 2, and to remind Ms Mannot of the important role of postgraduate students in Australias economy. https://mailchi.mp//media-releasecapa-welcomes-guaranteed-

16.01.2022 The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations welcomes $1 billion in new funding to support research and development at Australian universities. We are pleased the government has listened to our concerns, making a financial commitment to support our best and brightest, before we lose them for good. Australia owes a lot to our primed and ready research workforce. They are not only helping us get through this pandemic but will be important in securing Australia’s futur...e during the post-pandemic economic recovery. Today’s budget commitment provides a lifeline to researchers at a time of great uncertainty facing the sector. The increase in research funding also gets us closer to the OECD average as previously we were below it. https://mailchi.mp//media-release-capa-welcomes-1-billion-

15.01.2022 Today is R U K Day! R U OK Day inspires and empowers everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and start a conversation with anyone who may be struggling with life. This year has been like no other, making it more important than ever to stay connected. ... You dont need to be an expert to reach out - just a good friend and a great listener. If you or anyone you know requires support please reach out to the many support services available: Mental health services 131465 Lifeline 131114 Regional access 1300032186 Beyond blue 1300032186 1800 RESPECT 1800737732 Suicide callback service 1300659467 Mensline Australia 1300789978 Or visit the website for more info: www.ruok.org.au/ #capaaustralia #RUOKDay

15.01.2022 Today is Wear it Purple Day. A day to express our support for LGBTIQA+ youth here in Australia. To all young students who identify, ...we see you, we care about you, you are valuable! From CAPA.

15.01.2022 Use the space as an expression of engagement. #capaaustralia #teampostgrads

14.01.2022 Our disability officer for 2021 is Carmelina Monea. #capaaustralia #teampostgrads

14.01.2022 Mask On! Hope everyone is staying safe. As a reminder to all, mandatory face covering will be enforced starting Wednesday 22nd of July from 12:59pm in Victoria. For more info: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au//face-coverings-mandatory-melb #staysafe #covid19 #capaaustralia

14.01.2022 NTEU Scholarships 2020 Call for applications The NTEU is again offering two scholarships in 2018. The application deadline for both scholarships is Friday 31 July 2020. A decision will be made in late August 2020.... The Carolyn Allport Scholarship for Postgraduate Feminist Studies by Research is available for a woman undertaking postgraduate feminist studies, by research, in any discipline, awarding $5000 per year for a maximum of 3 years to the successful applicant. Applicants must be currently enrolled in postgraduate studies, by research, in an academic award of an Australian public university. This scholarship has been created in recognition of Dr Carolyn Allports contribution to the leadership and development of the Union in her 16 years as National President. The Joan Hardy Scholarship for post-graduate nursing research is available for any student undertaking a study of nurses, nursing culture or practices, or historical aspects of nursing as a lay or professional practice. The student need not therefore be or have been a nurse and can be undertaking the study in disciplines/schools other than nursing. A sum of $5000 will be paid in two instalments; half on the awarding of the Scholarship and the remainder on evidence of submission of the thesis. Applicants must be currently enrolled in an academic award of an Australian public university, and expect to submit the thesis within one year of being awarded the Scholarship. This scholarship recognises the contribution the late Joan Hardy made to higher education and higher education unionism in over 30 years of activism. For more information go to: http://www.nteu.org.au/myunion/scholarships or contact Helena Spyrou at: [email protected] or on 0419 339 259

14.01.2022 CAPAs International Officer Devendra Singh and Media Officer Anushka Kapoor attended the webinar and learnt about accommodation support available for international students, with an emphasis on changes due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Takeaways from this webinar: Rent relief is available for international students. Please get in touch with Study Melbourne for the same. Please dont feel shy or fearful to seek help in regard to any of the issues. As an international stude...nt, this is your second home. Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations - CAPA Council of International Students Australia (CISA) #internationalstudents #studymelbourne #internationaleducation #highereducation #victoria #australia #intled

12.01.2022 Last week CAPA’s President Romana Rea attended the Senate Select Committees’s public hearing on Temporary Migration. This was her opening statement: The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) is the peak body representing the interests of the over 455,000 postgraduate students in Australia. We represent coursework and research, domestic and international, postgraduate students. We are comprised of 28 university and campus based postgraduate associations, as we...Continue reading

12.01.2022 SCPA is representing you at a national level today and tomorrow at the CAPA Special Council Meeting (Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations). Shae (Our... President, SCPA) in her role as Queer Officer at CAPA, Chantelle (Vice President of SCPA), Craig (Lismore Officer) and Katie (Gold Coast Officer) are all attending. Its different being online rather than together, but more important than ever for all the postgraduate student associations to get together in this difficult time.

12.01.2022 Today on Mabo day June 3rd, CAPA acknowledges that the Mabo verdict was a watershed moment for Australian law, politics, and history. Mabo Day commemorates the courageous efforts of Eddie Koiki Mabo to overturn the fiction of terra nullius (land belonging to no-one), the legal concept that was falsely used by Britain in claiming possession of Australia, instead of admitting that it was invading land that belonged to Aboriginal people, Britain acted as it were settling an empt...y land. Koiki Mabo and his legal team fought hard to demonstrate that he and his people had traditional land ownership systems on Mer. The case was heard over ten years, progressing from the Queensland Supreme Court to the High Court of Australia. On the 3rd of June 1992, the High Court ruled by a majority of six to one that the Meriam people were entitled as against the whole world to possession, occupation, use and enjoyment of (most of) the lands of the Murray Islands. Unfortunately, Eddie Mabo died 5 months before the historic decision was handed down. The High Courts judgement in the Mabo case resulted in the introduction of the doctrine of native title into Australian law, removing the myth of terra nullius and establishing a legal framework for native title claims by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

11.01.2022 Announced just now, the Morrison Government making a number of changes to student visa arrangements. The changes include: 1. The Government will recommence granting student visas in all locations lodged outside Australia. This means when borders re-open, students will already have visas and be able to make arrangements to travel.... 2. International students will be able to lodge a further student visa application free of charge, if they are unable to complete their studies within their original visa validity due to COVID-19. 3. Current student visa holders studying online outside Australia due to COVID-19 will be able to use that study to count towards the Australian study requirement for a post-study work visa. 4. Graduates who held a student visa will be eligible to apply for a post-study work visa outside Australia if they are unable to return due to COVID-19. 5. Additional time will be given for applicants to provide English language results where COVID-19 has disrupted access to these services https://ministers.dese.gov.au//supporting-international-st

11.01.2022 In recognising National Reconciliation week, CAPA reflects the events of 20 years ago today, when over 250,000 people marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in support of reconciliation. The Harbour Bridge Walk was the second event in Corrobboree 2000, The symbolic and iconic status of Sydney Harbour Bridge made it an obvious location for a public act of support for reconciliation. The Bridge Walk was a monumental event which saw over 250,000 people, Indigenous and non-Ind...igenous, made their way across the famous Sydney landmark in a continuous stream that lasted nearly six hours. It was the largest political demonstration ever held in Australia. People marched carrying banners and flowers and wearing badges and stickers. Spirits were high despite the chill wind. The Australian and Aboriginal flags flew side by side at the top of the Bridges arch. When a skywriter wrote the word Sorry in the clear sky above the Harbour, the marchers cheered. This act of solidarity showed the then Prime Minister John Howard that he was out of step with public sentiment, and that people supported reconciliation.

09.01.2022 Good news for those publishing in this space. NATSIPA and CAPA were a part of the consultation process for this. The new ANZ research classification system is out The new model replaces the 2008 version. The biggest change is the creation of a new division, Indigenous Studies, (CMM December 3 2019), established after long consultations.... There are 20 fields of research groupssix each for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Mori and Pacific Peoples, broader Indigenous data, methodologies and global studies, and an other. The intent of the division is to make visible in research the knowledges and methodologies unique to Indigenous peoples and capture research activity that is significantly about or involves them. There are extensive changes to other FoR divisions with one from 2008, Technology abolished.

08.01.2022 Our NATSIPA officer for 2021 is Kya Branch #capaaustralia #teampostgrads

08.01.2022 We had our International Officer Devendra Singh and Media & Communication Officer Anushka Kapoor attending the webinar about International Students working rights and awards in Australia. All people working in Australia have basic rights and protections in the workplace, including minimum pay and conditions. The Fair Work Ombudsman makes sure that these rights are protected and enforced fairly under Australias workplace laws. Read more about it on http://www.fairwork.gov.au...//rights-/international-students #internationalstudent #workingrights #australiastudyvisa

07.01.2022 Our Media and Communications officer for 2021 is Anushka Kapoor. #capaaustralia #teampostgrads

07.01.2022 Our Women’s officer for 2021 is Catherine Allingham. #capaaustralia #womensofficer #teampostgrads

07.01.2022 And thats a wrap - we have all pushed through right up until 6.30 at night on a Sunday, representing all postgrads at a national level with CAPAs Special Council Meeting. Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations - CAPA

06.01.2022 Successful launch of research impact blog on ACGR website . #acgr #capaaustralia

06.01.2022 You should be able to get an education without going into huge debts. Join the campaign against uni fee increases here: https://greens.org.au/campaigns/uni-fees

06.01.2022 In recent months, CAPA has been meeting with state and territory Education Ministers and their advisors, to discuss the impacts of CoVid-19 on the postgraduate student community and ask for their support. This is our President, Romana with W.A Education Minister Sue Ellerys advisor Melissa Kelly.

05.01.2022 ‘because your supervisor has been in the organisation or in the department for a while, it's not just you dealing with an uncomfortable situation with your supervisor, if you call them out on it; it's also potentially the entire department and all their colleagues.’ #capaaustralia #teampostgrads #studentlife

04.01.2022 10th of March - Senate hearing on wage theft: "The marking rate is expected to be six an hour. If you look through, it is probably feasible to mark those at six an hour, assuming you don't provide constructive feedback at all ... That puts a casual staff worker in a really strange situation." - CAPA National President, Errol Phuah #capaaustralia #teampostgrads #international #studentlife #australianstudents

02.01.2022 The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) welcomes commitment from the government, to produce more job-ready graduates, by supporting the delivery of an educated and highly-skilled workforce in areas of teaching, nursing, agriculture, STEM and IT. However, the nature of work and science is constantly changing and we need graduates from all fields of study who can shape this change and respond to it appropriately. Raising the cost of domestic student contr...ibution rates for Law, Commerce and Humanities units is nothing short of disappointing and CAPA strongly opposes increased financial barriers on studies, says Ms Begicevic. The silence on sustainable funding for research and research training is concerning, as it indicates it will receive no additional financial support, and may even lose out in real terms. CAPA will continue to campaign to the government for a funding boost, to postgraduate research students, whose studies have been impacted by COVID-19 and for an investment into the growing demand for research in Australia across the breadth of human knowledge. https://mailchi.mp//media-releasecapa-says-job-ready-gradu

02.01.2022 Thank you to all the attendees for a successful SCM 2020!

02.01.2022 Signing off with day 1. See you tomorrow. Kudos to all the attendees

02.01.2022 CAPA and Australias Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel welcome ACGRs Graduate Impact Blog for an honest and meaningful exchange between graduate researchers, academics and deans. We look forward to highlighting the value our vibrant and diverse graduate researchers contribute to community, and to guide national policy and advocacy Find out more at https://www.acgr.edu.au/impact-blog/ and on Twitter @GradResearch_au We encourage all graduate researchers to make a submission

01.01.2022 Statement by CAPA for improving the quality of education. https://mailchi.mp//media-release-statement-by-capa-for-im

01.01.2022 On behalf of CAPA we would like to thank Bojana Klepa for all her contribution as Vice President/General Secretary. She is a valued CAPA alumni and will be dearly missed. We wish Bo all the best at her new job and future career.

01.01.2022 The future depends on new skills, new knowledge and new understanding, postgrads are onto it! #valuepostgrads #teampostgrads