UPDATES
IRU Pre-Election Policy Statement
As the new government leads Australia into the future, the IRU is ready to work collaboratively and constructively on major policy challenges facing the nation.
Read MoreRECENT POLICY
FEATURED POLICY SUBMISSIONS
-
August 25, 2022
Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry – IRU Response
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission on the Jobs and Skills Australia Bill 2022 and the Jobs and Skills Australia (National Skills Commissioner Repeal) Bill 2022. Support for Jobs and Skills Australia While the bills before the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee are largely procedural in nature, the Read More
Read More
-
May 31, 2022
IRU Submission – Research Block Grant reform
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed reforms to boost incentives for university and industry collaboration through the Research Block Grant (RBG). With society transitioning to a post-Covid 19 environment, now is an opportune time to take stock and to examine how, as a nation, we can sustainably Read More
Read More
-
May 24, 2022
Centre for Australia-India Relations – IRU Response
Overview The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) welcomes the announcement of a new Centre for Australia-India Relations that will foster closer ties and support our expanding relationship with India. The IRU has a particular focus on strengthening engagement with key partners in the Indo-Pacific through education and research and we look forward to working closely with Read More
Read More
NEWS
-
September 27, 2022
Job-Ready Graduates: principles and options for reform
The IRU has released a discussion paper, supported by a supplementary paper, on principles and options for reform of the Job-Ready Graduates policy package. They are available to download from the box on the right, or at our IRU Publications page.
Read More
-
August 30, 2022
Setting up Australia’s research future
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) welcomes the announcement of the review into the Australian Research Council (ARC). Education Minister Jason Clare’s announcement of the review is an important commitment to ensure Australia remains at the forefront of innovative research on the world stage. In particular, his recognition of the importance of fundamental research across all Read More
Read More
-
August 17, 2022
IRU welcomes the announcement of additional university places
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) welcomes the government’s announcement of 20,000 additional university places to tackle skills shortages and support students from under-represented backgrounds in higher education. This move is in line with the first recommendation we made as part of our pre-election policy statement, that the Government should fund additional places for domestic undergraduate Read More
Read More