The Academy of the Social Sciences congratulates the inaugural commissioners appointed to the Australian Tertiary Education Commission, including Fellow Dr Stephen Duckett FASSA.
Australia’s tertiary education sector equips our future workforce with the professional and technical for a range of careers and drive research and innovation. More than a simple qualification and route to employment, tertiary education produces the creative and critical thinkers who understand complex issues and can make informed, reasoned decisions.
As the Academy’s submission to Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 outlines, we welcome the long-term stewardship that ATEC promises. We look forward to working constructively with ATEC to realise a shared vision for a tertiary education system that the serves students and communities and delivers public good.