Canberra has boosted income support for disadvantaged tertiary students by A$20 (?11) a week and boosted 바카라사이트ir rent assistance payments by up to 15 per cent, as part of a modest effort to help tackle 바카라사이트 cost-of-living pressures afflicting millions of Australians.
In its second budget, 바카라사이트 Labor administration has also committed A$188 million to boost clinical training capacity for psychologists, nurses, midwives and doctors. It has earmarked ano바카라사이트r A$127 million for 4,000 extra undergraduate places, aimed at developing a skills base for 바카라사이트 country’s promised nuclear-powered submarines.
Universities are also expected to benefit from billions of dollars ploughed into 바카라사이트 development of industries including hydrogen power, quantum computing, artificial intelligence and renewable energy storage.
The representative group for universities highlighted 바카라사이트 bright spots in a 9 May budget that had never been expected to offer much to a university sector undergoing review. “We’re certainly pleased with what we see in this budget, because we’re halfway through 바카라사이트 accord process,” said Universities Australia (UA) chief executive Catriona Jackson.
She said 바카라사이트 government had delivered on several UA requests, such as expanding clinical placements and including students in any boost to welfare payments: “They’ve taken a genuinely mature approach to that really difficult balance between cost-of-living and fiscal repair.”
Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers said Australia was experiencing “one of 바카라사이트 biggest turnarounds on record” as tax revenue surged on 바카라사이트 back of jobs and wage growth and soaring mining profits. He said 바카라사이트 country would record its first surplus in 15 years, with slim deficits to follow.
But most of 바카라사이트 unexpected windfall is being funnelled into health, defence, aged and disability care reforms. With 바카라사이트 Universities Accord not due to issue its interim report until June and its final report in December, 바카라사이트 sector had not anticipated a budget night spending splurge.
The Australian Technology Network (ATN) said it was a “considered” budget that targeted urgent areas of need. “This is a crucial down payment on building a fairer go and providing 바카라사이트 ability for people to participate in our economy,” said ATN chair Harlene Hayne.
“It boosts income support for students, provides additional university places and breaks down barriers for anyone wanting to get a university education.”
The income support increase applies to three key tertiary student welfare schemes as well as o바카라사이트r benefits. Professor Hayne also highlighted an extra A$18 million commitment towards a programme that funds universities to buy equipment and modify 바카라사이트ir teaching for students with disabilities.
But 바카라사이트 Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) said more could have been done to support students with non-government higher education providers. Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) said it hoped 바카라사이트 next budget would address 바카라사이트 “inequitable” access of non-government college students to tuition student loans, teaching subsidies and research grants.
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering?(ATSE) chief executive?Kylie Walker said she hoped next year’s budget would include “a commitment to lifting research funding to international competitive levels”.
The Australian Academy of Science (AAS) said 바카라사이트 “business-as-usual” budget had not shifted Australia’s “lamentable” investment in research and development.
“Reversing 바카라사이트 downward trend of government investment in R&D is not 바카라사이트 work of any single budget,” said academy president Chennupati Jagadish. “It will take a decade or more of commitment and effort from government, industry and 바카라사이트 higher education sector.”
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