Great VSM News

This is excellent news.

Australian Labour has put freedom ahead of self interest and said it will not overturn, if elected, voluntary membership of student associations.

Australian student associations used to forcibly collect $155 million a year from students. Even in NZ the combined budget of the student associations is several times larger than the Business Roundtable.

Aussie Labor is looking at a charge, funded by loans, for student facilities and services. This could be a backdoor attempt, but it’s still a welcome step forward.

Ironically I was meeting some people on Sunday to discuss VSM, with Heather Roy having a private member’s bill “in the ballot” to bring this fully in here. National supported VSM in the late 90s and I hope they will do so again, when in office.

Hat Tip: Back in 15