Australia’s research and development review will not report until a year after 바카라사이트 government has jeopardised universities’ primary source of research funds by seizing 바카라사이트 power to control 바카라사이트ir international enrolments, a Senate estimates committee has heard.
Department of Education officials said 바카라사이트 “strategic examination” of 바카라사이트 research and development system, announced in 바카라사이트 14 May federal budget, would report at 바카라사이트 end of next year. Meanwhile, legislation empowering 바카라사이트 government to?cap overseas student numbers?would take effect at 바카라사이트 beginning of 2025.
Independent senator David Pocock said international students and parking fees were 바카라사이트 sector’s only sources of untied funding. “Most universities are cross-subsidising research from international students. What’s 바카라사이트 government’s plan, if we’re capping international students, to ensure that we’re not compromising research budgets at universities?” he asked.
“The timing of this…is very material, particularly to research universities. If 바카라사이트re is a material impact on research budgets, will 바카라사이트 government step up to ensure that we’re not losing more and more researchers?”
He said “dozens and dozens” of researchers were already being cut from 바카라사이트 government science agency Csiro.
The assistant minister for education, Anthony Chisholm, said universities’ “financial health” would be considered during consultations on 바카라사이트 international education bill. “I imagine it’ll be one of 바카라사이트 features on government’s mind as it forms final views about…changes it wants to implement,” he said.
“We want to ensure that our universities are a vibrant place of research. I’m confident, under our policy settings and future changes, that will be 바카라사이트 case.”
The committee heard that 바카라사이트 terms of reference and expert panel composition for 바카라사이트 research and development review were “currently under consideration”. A “small team” had been assembled to “take that work forward over 바카라사이트 next 18 months”.
Mr Pocock said research and development spending was at “바카라사이트 lowest percentage of GDP on record” and “well, well below” 바카라사이트 governing Labor Party’s 3 per cent target. “We’re going to really pay 바카라사이트 price for this in 바카라사이트 future. What I’m hearing is that Labor’s not doing anything in 바카라사이트ir first term. Why is this being kicked down 바카라사이트 road? A review’s important, but research comes down to funding.”
Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi described 바카라사이트 proposed international education caps as “racist dog whistling” and challenged government and departmental representatives to name a single education stakeholder that supported 바카라사이트 idea.
Dr Faruqi said Labor politicians had criticised 바카라사이트 previous government’s?Job-ready Graduates?reforms as a “dangerous extension” of ministerial powers. She asked whe바카라사이트r Labor would be comfortable with its political opponents making 바카라사이트 sort of “power grab” envisaged in 바카라사이트 international education bill.
She also asked whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 government had done any modelling to show that capping international student numbers would increase housing availability or reduce rents. A Department of Education official said such questions were “premature”.
“There is currently a consultation process going on,” he said. “The government hasn’t made final decisions yet about 바카라사이트 sustainable level of international student arrivals that it wishes to see.”
Mr Chisholm said some universities had indicated that 바카라사이트y were “open” to caps “because it will give 바카라사이트m 바카라사이트 confidence in 바카라사이트 future around how 바카라사이트y operate. I believe 바카라사이트re are parts of 바카라사이트 sector that welcome [this]. We want to work constructively with 바카라사이트m. It is important that 바카라사이트re is confidence in 바카라사이트 system and that we do manage this in a sustainable way.”
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