Go8 ‘shop stewards in suits’

The Australian Liberal Students’ Federation (ALSF) has today slammed the blatant partisanship of the Group of Eight (Go8).

The Go8 Chair, Alan Robson, issued a partisan media release today supporting the Labor Party’s $250 poll tax on students.

 “The Go8 vice-chancellors have become union shop stewards in suits” said ALSF President, Alex Butterworth today.

Today, in another example of the “shop stewards in suits” attitude of the Go8 vice-chancellors, the ANU vice-chancellor, Ian Chubb, went as far as participating in a media stunt with Labor Youth Minister Kate Ellis.

“This is just another example of vice-chancellors caring more about the rights of administrators than the rights of students,” Mr Butterworth said.

“By supporting the Labor Party’s poll tax, Go8 vice-chancellors are supporting the Rudd Government’s anti-youth agenda.”

“The Go8’s support for a HECS style student tax means they support an increase in student debt, despite Kevin Rudd labelling the level of student debt in Australia a ‘national disgrace’,” Mr Butterworth said.

Media Enquiries: Alex Butterworth

+61 418 264 020

abutterworth@alsf.org.au

www.alsf.org.au

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