Ryan candidate forum, UQ Thursday

As part of the lead up to the election the NTEU UQ branch has organized a candidates forum at St Lucia campus for the seat of Ryan featuring Ross Daniels, ALP, Jim Page, Democrats, Evan Jones, Greens, Charles Worringham, Independent, and Michael Johnson, Liberal (to be confirmed). Qld Senate candidates have also been invited.

When: 12pm Thursday 18 October

Where: Physiology Lecture Theatre 360 (click for map)

The Forum will be chaired by the NTEU UQ Branch President, Dr Andrew Bonnell. Candidates will present a short outline of their or their party’s policy for higher education (both with respects to students and to the workers who work in higher ed) including such issues as:

University funding
University governance
Student support
The Research Quality Framework
Industrial Relations as it affects Higher Ed workers/students

This will be followed by questions from the floor, discussion etc.