Category: News
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Go8 Submission to the Consultation on the National Priorities and Industry Linkage Fund (NPILF)
6 November 2020Department of Education, Skills and EmploymentJob Ready Graduates TaskforceE: JobReadyGrads@dese.gov.au Introduction and Executive Summary The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to make a short submission to the consultation on the National Priorities and Industry Linkage Fund (NPILF). Please note that this submission represents the high-level views…
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Go8 Submission to the Office of the National Data Commissioner on the exposure draft of the Data Availability and Transparency Bill
6 November 2020Office of the National Data Commissioner The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission on the exposure draft of the Data Availability and Transparency Bill. Please note that this submission represents the high-level views of the Go8, and our members may make their own,…
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Go8 Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry into the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Category Standards and Other Measures) Bill 2020
27 October 2020 Senate Education and Employment Legislation CommitteeE: eec.sen@aph.gov.au The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry into the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Category Standards and Other Measures) Bill 2020. Please note that this submission…
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Go8-AII Webinar: India’s National Education Policy
The high level dialogue with a select group of people with relevant expertise to create a list of recommendations on how to capitalise on the opportunities provided in the NEP to deepen Australian engagement with India, and to review how learnings from the NEP could benefit the Australian system. View…
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Submission: Review of ERA and EI measures
Professor Sue ThomasChief Executive OfficerAustralian Research Council Dear Professor Thomas Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the ARC’s consultation on the Review of Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) and Engagement and Impact (EI) measures on behalf of the Group of Eight (Go8). I note that Go8 members…
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Go8 Opening Statement to the Select Committee on Temporary Migration
The Go8 appreciates the opportunity and it does enable me to update our views from our submission finalised in February. February was such a different world with a different migration emphasis. It was a world we had no idea could change so fast and deliver us so many new imperatives…
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Media Statement: Opening Statement to Senate hearing of Foreign Relations Bill
13 October 2020 Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade CommitteePublic Hearings Opening remarks from Group of Eight (Go8) Chief Executive Vicki Thomson representing Australia’s leading research-intensive universities with seven of its members in the world’s top 100 universities. The Go8 carries out 70 per cent of Australia’s university research and…
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Media release: Research and researchers are Australia’s future, and the Go8 welcomes Government understanding this takes investment to secure – and providing it
The Group of Eight (Go8) comprises Australia’s leading research-intensive universities and carries out some 70 per cent of Australian university research. Its globally renowned research is also rated at 99.6 per cent world class standard or above. “We know exactly what high quality research and researchers can do for every…
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Media release: Federal budget support for university research critical for economic recovery – Group of Eight
The Group of Eight (Go8), which comprises Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, looks forward to hearing the details of the Federal Government’s financial commitment to research funding as part of next week’s Federal Budget. In a wide ranging speech to the AFR Higher Education Conference today, the Federal Education Minister, Dan…
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Go8 Submission to the inquiry into Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 and Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020
25 September 2020 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade CommitteeDepartment of the SenatePO Box 6100Parliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600 The Group of Eight (Go8) is pleased to have the opportunity to comment on Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020. Please note that this submission represents the views of the…
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In the media: University sector continues to cut hundreds of jobs
AM – ABC Radio – 17 September 2020 During an already devastating week for job losses across the tertiary sector, Australia’s biggest university, Monash University, is today beginning consultations about what it is calling voluntary separation packages. An email was sent to staff late yesterday, confirming that 277 jobs will…
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In the media: Extended interview with Professor Margaret Gardner
The Business – ABC – 16 September 2020 Watch at ABC.net.au
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Go8 Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry into the Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students) Bill 2020
10 September 2020 Alan RaineCommittee SecretarySenate Education and Employment Legislation Committee Introduction and Executive Summary The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry into the Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students)…
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Media release: Go8 blueprint for research excellence will drive Australia’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery
The Group of Eight (Go8) has released a blueprint for reform aimed at preserving the excellent research capacity and capabilities of Australia’s world-leading universities, essential for our economic recovery. Enabling Australia’s Economic Recovery Through Supporting Research Excellence sets out three achievable, logical recommendations to enable the continuation of research excellence,…
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Publication: Enabling Australia’s Economic Recovery Through Supporting Research Excellence
Enabling Australia’s Economic Recovery Through Supporting Research Excellence sets out three achievable recommendations to enable the continuation of research excellence: Supporting excellent research at scale to maximise benefit for the nation Sustainable translation and research infrastructure funding across national priority issues (funded and targeted priority research at scale)Transparent and full costing of research…
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In the media: University exodus ‘will strip critical research areas’
Tim Dodd – The Australian – 8 September 2020 Group of Eight universities have warned that nearly 10,000 of their elite researchers in national priority areas are likely to leave for overseas, decimating Australia’s high-level research capacity, unless the federal government refocuses its limited research spending on high-quality projects. In…
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In the media: Group of Eight defend research with China ahead of foreign interference in unis inquiry
Richard Ferguson – The Australian – 31 August 2020 Australia’s most prestigious universities say their research with China and other global powers is all in the national interest, as they get set to face a major inquiry into foreign interference. The Australian revealed on Monday the Morrison government will call…
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Go8 Submission to the General Capabilities Framework for Tertiary Education
31 August 2020 Ant BagshawDirector, Nous Group Dear Ant, Go8 Submission to the General Capabilities Framework for Tertiary Education The Group of Eight (Go8) thanks the Nous Group for the opportunity to submit to this consultation regarding the General Capabilities Framework proposal. Please note that this submission represents the views…
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In the media: 7:30 Report – Federal Government wants power to control deals
7:30 Report – Thursday 27 August 2020 Professor Margaret Gardner AC, Interim Chair of the Group of Eight Board Watch at ABC
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Go8 Statement on Australian Foreign Relations Bill
The Go8, which represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities – say the proposed Australian Foreign Relations Bill as it relates to universities may not be proportionate to risk, may lead to over regulation and could undermine the good work that has been undertaken between universities and the Government in this area…
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AAERI Virtual Convention 2020 – KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Roadmap to Recovery
Vicki Thomson, Chief Executive Thank you for asking me to join you today. It is really a pleasure to have been asked, given my keen involvement with India, its research, its education and the planned reforms, and of course the PhD students from India whose commitment to excellence we have…
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In the media: Nation’s largest universities say Dan Tehan’s reforms could cut their funding by stealth
Richard Ferguson – The Australian – 18 August 2020 The nation’s most prestigious universities have rejected the Morrison government’s higher education reforms, warning the proposals could cut their funding by stealth without delivering any of the job outcomes promised by Education Minister Dan Tehan. In a submission to the government’s…
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Go8 Submission to the consultation of the draft legislation to implement the “Australian Government’s Job-ready Graduates Package”
17 August 2020Higher Education ReformDepartment of Education, Skills and EmploymentE: Hereform@dese.gov.au Introduction and Executive Summary The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the draft legislation to implement the Australian Government’s Job-ready Graduates (JRG) Package. The Go8 submission is deliberately high level and Go8 member universities may…
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Go8 welcomes Federal Government’s announcement of new much needed measures to support International students
The Group of Eight (Go8), Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, welcomes the Morrison Government’s announcement of new visa measures that will support Australia’s international students through the difficult times caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession. As noted by the Hon Alan Tudge MP – Acting Minister for Immigration, and…