The National Tertiary Education Union has backed The Greens education policy, calling it “a blueprint for the future of education in Australia.”  The party proposes “unlimited free undergraduate university and TAFE and a 10 per cent funding increase per Commonwealth Supported Place.

“The Greens policy shows that good public policy is about priorities. … Increased funding for the tertiary sector and ensuring that student places meet demand should be the bottom line those wanting to form government,” NTEU national president Alison Barnes says.