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IRU Pre-budget 2017-8 submission
This 2017-18 pre-budget submission sets out the IRU’s recommendations for reworking the Government’s higher education reform package and the next stages needed to ensure effective research outcomes across Australia. Without adequate funding however, universities will struggle to continue delivering the…
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Long-term funding is the missing piece of the Research Infrastructure puzzle: IRU’s response to the 2016 Draft National Research Infrastructure Roadmap
The 2016 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap identifies the priority research infrastructure for the coming decade in nine focus areas that will underpin research in which Australia excels. This should deliver long-term national benefit and foster strategic international partnerships for Australia.…
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Indigenous Student Success Program: designing to improve outcomes
IRU supports the aim of the new Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP) to raise outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students through integration, simplification and better use of three current programs. We are very concerned that the draft Guidelines…
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Impact of the TEQSA Act on the higher education Sector: IRU submission
The IRU considers that the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 has worked effectively since the 2014 amendments to the Act as the legal basis for Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) and the Higher Education Standards…
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IRU Response to the Panel’s Research and Development Tax Review
The Review Panel, chaired by Mr Bill Ferris AC (Innovation Australia), Dr Alan Finkel AO (Chief Scientist) and Mr John Fraser (Secretary to the Treasury) was asked to identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and integrity of the programme, including…
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VET Student Loans Bill 2016: Higher education implications
The decision to separate the VET loans away from higher education loans reduces the habitual confusion of VET specific issues into higher education debates. For instance, a significant aspect to the Parliamentary Budget Office’s exaggerated assessment of the long term…
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IRU submission: 2016 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap
High quality and accessible Research Infrastructure: IRU submission to 2016 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap To maximise its investment in Australia’s research system, the government needs to commit to long term investment in research infrastructure that is accessible to all researchers and…
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Improving equity in higher education participation – IRU response to HEPP evaluation
Without a constructive Government response to the evaluation, the next round of HEPPP cuts risks undermining a program critical for educating all students well. It is essential that the long-term program, sustains the incentive to enrol all suitable students regardless…
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