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Universities Australia represents 38 of Australia's universities in the public interest, both nationally and internationally.

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Joint media release by Universities Australia and the University Chancellors Council (UCC): Review of Higher Education Discussion Paper welcomed

Universities Australia and the University Chancellors’ Council welcomed the release of the much anticipated Review of Higher Education Review Discussion Paper by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Employment, Workplace Relations, and Social Inclusion, the Hon. Julia Gillard MP in Sydney today. The Discussion Paper’s release coincides with a joint ...read more or download

Joint media release by Universities Australia and the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI): Universities Australia and AAMRI support medical research funding

On the occasion of the Australian Society of Medical Research (ASMR) Medical Research Week, Universities Australia and the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI) today reaffirmed their support for continued Government investment in health and medical research. “We are confident that the Review of the National Innovation System being undertaken by the...read more or download

Universities Australia Statement on the Higher Education Support Amendment (Removal of the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements and National Governance Protocols Requirements and Other Matters)

Universities Australia supports the Government’s action in this session of Parliament to remove the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRs) as a legislated condition of funding for universities. “Universities Australia would welcome the removal of the HEWRRs as an indication from the Government that it is happy to loosen existing prescriptive requirements and allow universities...read more or download

Budget commitments to universities commended

Universities Australia commends the Government for its strong commitment to an education revolution through university sector initiatives for infrastructure, as proposed by Universities Australia. The Education Investment Fund (EIF) of $11 billion and the Better Universities Renewal Fund of $500 million will deliver much needed infrastructure funding to universities beginning...read more or download

New report into best practice for university philanthropy

Universities Australia is pleased to acknowledge the release today of the Final Report into Philanthropy in Australia’s Higher Education System, which it managed on behalf of the Business, Industry and Higher Education Collaboration Council (BIHECC) with funding from the Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)...read more or download