Category: In the Media
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In the media: Universities attack government funding cuts after Gonski 2.0 delivers schools boon
The Age, 28 June 2017 By Eryk Bagshaw The university sector has attacked the government for pushing through the biggest set of school funding reforms in a generation, while slashing funding to tertiary institutions and hiking student fees. In a move that is set to reignite university funding battles, Group…
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In the media: Universities can’t absorb budget cuts to funding say leading universities
Australian Financial Review, 28 June 2017 By Tim Dodd Australia’s eight leading research universities have told the Turnbull government they cannot absorb the funding cuts announced in the May budget and the quality of their research will suffer if they go ahead. The chair of the Group of Eight universities,…
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In the Media: Group of Eight warns students risk paying ‘much more for less’
The Australian, 14 June 2017 By Julie Hare The Group of Eight has renewed its call for an independent higher education commission to oversee higher education policy, arguing the current process lacks clarity, coherence and long-term vision. In its submission to the Senate education and employment committee inquiry into higher…
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In the media: ‘Incoherent mess’: elite universities go nuclear on Turnbull government’s reforms
Sydney Morning Herald, 6 June 2017 By Matthew Knott The nation’s most prestigious universities have launched a savage attack on the Turnbull government’s higher education proposals, decrying them as a “contradictory, incoherent mess” developed on the “back of an envelope”. The Group of Eight (Go8) universities – representing institutions such…
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In the Media: Minister Simon Birmingham faces university revolt on funding
The Australian, 6 June 2017 By Julie Hare Education Minister Simon Birmingham is facing a backlash from vice-chancellors, with 17 of the country’s 39 university leaders condemning his higher education reforms as unfair, punitive and ill-advised. The attack on the higher education reform bill has emerged on two fronts, with…
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In the media: IP Group’s ‘patient money’ a $200m research booster
The Australian, 31 May 2017 By Julie Hare In a landmark deal, at least $200 million will be invested in research in local universities over the next decade, potentially creating dozens of start-ups, opening new markets and attracting investor funds that have previously avoided the university sector. The deal between…
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In the media: Go8 on the radio: University Vice Chancellors resolve to fight cuts in their entirety
Monash University Vice Chancellor Professor Margaret Gardner spoke with Tom Iggulden on ABC Radio PM on Tuesday night, 16 May 2017. TRANSCRIPT: THOMAS ORITI: A hike in university fees and cuts to higher education funding announced in last week’s budget are facing growing opposition. University vice chancellors resolved today to…
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In the media: 2017 Budget Impact on Higher Education
QUT Radio News interviews Group of Eight Chief Executive Vicki Thomson on some of the outcomes the 2017 budget will have on the higher education sector. (Tune in 1:45 mins)
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In the media: Budget 2017: Backlash as unis lose out on student fee hike
The Australian, May 11, 2017 by Julie Hare The nation’s vice-chancellors have been blindsided over cuts to university funding, after it emerged they would not receive any additional revenue from increased student fees. Confusion over the budget reforms, which will rip $3.8 billion from university coffers over the next four…
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In the media: Budget 2017: tuition hike ‘opportunity lost, disaster averted’
The Australian, May 10, 2017 by Julie Hare Higher tuition fees for students and a 2.5 per cent funding cut is “an opportunity lost but disaster averted”, said Michael Spence, vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney. “It’s disappointing that after four years of debate about higher education reform in Australia…
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In the media: University funding hit hard with 2017 Budget
Upstart, May 2, 2017 by Sophie Taylor Turnbull government’s proposed changes to higher education funding include an eight per cent increase in student fees and a lower HECS repayment threshold. University funding has already been hit hard with 2017’s Budget, including a proposal for earlier HECS loan repayment and an…
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In the media: University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini says New Uni Policy ‘Not Pain-Free’
The Canberra Times, May 3, 2017 by Emily Baker University of Canberra vice-chancellor Deep Saini has vowed to minimise the impact of fee increases on his students while admitting broader funding cuts have put a dampener on his decision to move to Australia from Canada less than a year ago.…
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In the media: University Funding Reportedly to be Cut Substantially in Federal Budget 2017
The Daily Telegraph, May 2, 2017 by Claire Bickers LABOR is pledging to block a $2.8b funding cut to the higher education sector which will force students to pay off loans earlier and make degrees more expensive. Shadow Education Minister Tanya Plibersek hasn’t ruled out blocking all of the reforms…
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In the media: 2017 Budget: Crossbench Holds Key to University Cuts
The Australian, May 3, 2017 by Reporter Rosie Lewis & Higher Education Editor Julie Hare The government will be forced to negotiate with Senate crossbenchers on key elements of its revamped higher education package, as Bill Shorten ramps up his attack on the Coalition and declares Labor is “very opposed”…
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In the media: Go8 Universities do $6 billion Worth of Research a Year
Go8 Chief Executive Vicki Thomson says Australia’s eight leading Universities do $6 billion worth of research a year and receives $2.5 billion a year. [video:
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In the media: 2017 Budget Proposal Lost Opportunity for Go8 Universities
Go8 Chief Executive Vicki Thomson talks to Sky News Agenda AM presenter Tom Connell about the lost opportunity to support research of Australia’s top universities in the lead up to the 2017 federal budget. [video:
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In the media: Proposed Budget Cuts Undermines Value of Higher Education for International Students
Monash University Vice-Chancellor Professor Margaret Gardner says Australian universities cannot remain viable if revenues don’t rise. Group of Eight Universities underpin future of Australia’s innovation future. Listen to Jon Faine on ABC Radio Melbourne’s breakfast program and skip to 17:30 -23:26 minutes to unpack the issue in further detail.
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In the media: Budget Cuts Leave Students in Lurch
Go8 Chief Executive Vicki Thomson says Australia should be open for business in terms of international students and university researchers. The proposed 2017 federal budget for higher education is another nick and tuck damaging that perception.
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In the media: ‘We’re no drain on the budget’: Vice-chancellors hit out at government fee hikes, funding cuts
University leaders respond to the federal government’s plans to make a raft of cuts to the sector in the lead up to the 2017 budget.
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In the media: Go8 Universities an Investment in Australia’s Future
University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence discusses budget cuts with ABC Radio National flagship current affairs presenter Sabra Lane
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In the media: Monash University Vice-Chancellor Margaret Gardner Unpicks Proposed Higher Education Cuts
Monash University Vice-Chancellor Margaret Gardner deconstructs proposed higher education cuts with ABC Radio National breakfast presenter Fran Kelly.
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In the media: 2017 Budget Propose Cuts to Higher Education
Chief Executive Vicki Thomson of Go8 discusses impact of proposed higher education cuts. Follow the link to hear ABC Radio Brisbane Presenter Craig Zonca – hear the interview from 132:00 – 142:30 of broadcast.
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In the media: Universities Face Funding Cuts, Higher Fees
Go8 Chief Executive Vicki Thomson discusses a raft of changes to higher education on ABC Drive Radio National with Patricia Karvelas
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In the media: Go8 India Delegation
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