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Job-Ready Graduates or not, senators must unfreeze university funding
Federal senators must find a way to unfreeze university funding whether the Job-Ready Graduates Bill passes through Parliament this week or not, the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has said. As the JRG package is currently presented, universities face a…
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Higher education red tape has doubled since 2004
“Quality and accountability” regulations for Government supported higher education providers have more than doubled in volume since 2004 and will grow even further if the Job-Ready Graduates Bill passes through Parliament next week without amendments, the Innovative Research Universities (IRU)…
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Budget 2020: Invest in research, fix JRG
Next week’s Covid-19 recovery Budget should include major investments in university research and sensible changes to the Government’s Job-Ready Graduate (JRG) funding package, the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group says. Ahead of Budget day on 6 October, the IRU is…
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Don’t suffocate international partnerships with red tape
Australian universities’ international research, commercial opportunities and even student foreign exchange trips will be suffocated by red tape if proposals for a register of foreign activity go ahead as planned, the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has said. Under draft…
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The Senate has three choices not two: The Job-Ready Graduates Bill
The Senate has three choices not two. The choice is not between the two bad options of the JRG package as presented or continuation of the frozen system imposed from 2018. The Senate can do what it has done many…
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Four things to fix in JRG legislation: IRU
Senators must fix four major weaknesses in the Job-Ready Graduates legislation before letting it pass through Parliament, the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has said. In a written submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready…
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IRU calls on Parliament to amend and pass the Job Ready Graduates legislation
Further changes to the Government’s Job Ready Graduates (JRG) legislation are vital before it is passed, the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group says. Rejecting the bill is not an option. The current university funding system cannot continue, with university funding…
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Research capacity will be permanently damaged without short-term gap funding
University research capacity will be permanently damaged if long-term funding reforms are not coupled with short-term support to plug funding gaps, the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has warned. Education Minister Dan Tehan has convened a ‘research sustainability’ group to…
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Government support for international students: IRU response
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group is pleased the Government has responded to university requests to recommence processing international student visas in preparation for the re-opening of Australia’s borders and ensured that students affected by COVID-19 restrictions will still have…
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Expansion for university places major step ahead – but watch out for the unintended consequences
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has supported the Government’s plan to meet growing demand for university education through additional university places. Responding to changes outlined by Minister for Education Dan Tehan at a Press Club speech on Friday (19…
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Victorian Government university investment fund is good news – now other states should follow
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has welcomed the Victorian Government’s $350 million ‘Higher Education State Investment Fund’ announced today (19 May 2020). Victoria’s Minister for Training and Skills and Higher Education Gayle Tierney and Treasurer Tim Pallas said the…
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20 ways IRU members are supporting the battle against COVID-19
The Innovative Research Universities group has compiled a snapshot list of 20 ways its members are supporting the battle against Coronavirus in Australia and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The list illustrates the vital role IRU members are playing throughout the…
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