Walking the talk

The government has delivered strongly on its social inclusion benefit. Now it's up to individual institutions to make sure the real work happens, says Trevor Gale. At one level, there were few surprises in last week's federal budget commitment to Australian higher education, given that it closely resembled recommendations made in last year's Bradley and Cutler Reviews and more recent announcements by the Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, and by research minister Kim Carr. At another level, these funding commitments have been met with welcome surprise in the sector, particularly the...