budget
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In the News
Budget rundown: Intl student woes and clean energy research wins
The Albanese government's third budget released on Tuesday night put cost-of-living relief and the Future Made in Australia manufacturing policy…
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Policy & Reform
4.7% HECS increase: Relief promised in budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday said the upcoming May 14 budget will consider providing relief for university student financial issues…
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Industry & Research
Overseas students from three countries contribute equivalent of total domestic students: NSW unis audit report
“Thirty-eight percent of NSW universities’ total student revenue came from overseas students from three countries.” This was one key finding…
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In the News
Budget roundup: universities say surplus a missed opportunity
The government is touting a $7.1 billion surplus in its latest Budget but universities aren’t celebrating. Universities Australia said the…
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Policy & Reform
Budget reply: Labor cosies up to higher ed
If Labor is traditionally the party of spending, not scrimping, on popular areas, it has provided evidence for this. In…
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Funding
Budget 2018: Win for universities, loss for students
While metropolitan and rural universities alike are, for once, mostly pleased with the Budget, students feel neglected. Tertiary institutions praised,…
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Funding
MYEFO funding freezes ‘actually cuts’: Universities Australia
MYEFO delivered a blow to universities - a lesser one than May's budget - but nonetheless, an affront. Alongside freezing per-student funding…
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In the News
Universities collectively outraged by MYEFO
What does it take to get higher education cuts through parliament? The government thinks its latest measures – released as…
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In the News
Budget frees unis to set own fees
Students will pay larger share of education costs, as expected. By Antonia Maiolo. Universities will have the power to charge…
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Budget fine for universities but TAFEs worry
Higher education emerged unscathed from Tuesday’s federal budget but it wasn’t so reassuring for vocational education and training. The budget…
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Unis pleased with Canberra commitment
Australia’s university bodies have broadly expressed support for the federal budget, saying they believe it supports plans to improve access…
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Asia focus welcomed by services sector
The federal budget has done well to gear Australia’s services sector towards Asia, the industry body says. Australian Services Roundtable…
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Mixed ‘give and take’ budget
Key initiatives • Rise in indexation rate for government grants to universities to 3.8 per cent. The rate for VET…
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Higher ed underfunded, says opposition
Both the federal Coalition and the Australian Greens have expressed concerns that the higher education sector will be underfunded as…
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