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Inquiry into Funding Australia’s Research
The IRU has made a submission to the House of Representatives’ Inquiry into Funding Australia's Research, which is looking at the efficiency and effectiveness of Australian Government funding for research. The IRU says the key opportunity for this inquiry is…
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IRU response to HESP Professional Accreditation Recommendations
The IRU supports the conclusions of the Higher Education Standard Panel's (HESP) advice on the impacts of professional accreditation and puts forward three recommendations for consideration.
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IRU submission to Senate Inquiry on HELP reforms
The IRU has made a written submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018. The Bill proposes four changes to the Higher Education Loans Program (HELP), of which the lower first…
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Redevelopment and audit of HE data collection
Innovative Research Universities (IRU) has responded to the Department of Education & Training discussion paper about revamping and simplifying student data collection processes. The IRU supports efforts to improve the efficiency and quality of the Higher Education Data Collection. However…
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Future-proof, The BCA case for a coherent secondary and tertiary education system – IRU response
Future-Proof, the Business Council of Australia’s case for a coherent secondary and tertiary education system, is a valuable articulation of the reality that all Australians need to complete year 12 and then complete at least one further qualification, whether vocational…
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Impact of the Skilling Australia Fund Levy: IRU submission
The Innovative Research Universities objects to the imposition of substantially higher costs through the proposed Skilling Australia Fund on the recruitment of staff with higher education qualifications who require visas to enter Australia. Changing the charges for skilled visas: the…
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Using Government programs to support regional development and decentralisation
Regional development and decentralisation will be strengthened through Government programs ensuring an intentional national distribution of resources and services. The creation of the next stage of national research infrastructure is a lead case where this approach should apply. The IRU…
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Protecting the Education Investment Fund (EIF)
IRU Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics Inquiry into the Medicare Levy Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017 and 10 related bills Key recommendation to the Committee The IRU strongly opposes the abolition of the Education…
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