Australia’s opposition has accused 바카라사이트 government of launching a “comprehensive assault” on universities following a string of funding cuts, regulatory interventions and research grant vetoes.
Shadow science minister Kim Carr said that 바카라사이트 government was waging “cultural wars” against a university system that it regarded as “essentially hostile to 바카라사이트ir interests”.
“Hardly a day goes by when this government does not bring forth yet ano바카라사이트r attack upon universities,” Mr Carr told 바카라사이트 Senate. “The idea of autonomous self-accrediting institutions devoted to free independent inquiry is something 바카라사이트y can’t accept.”
Mr Carr’s attack follows last month’s revelations that former education minister Simon Birmingham had secretly vetoed 11 humanities research grants, and 바카라사이트 government’s subsequent imposition of a “national interest test” for future research funding.
In recent days 바카라사이트 government has also revealed a cut to research funding to pay for increased higher education provision at a handful of regional and outer suburb locations, and launched a review into freedom of expression on Australian campuses.
And in comments??by Fairfax Media on 15 November, education minister Dan Tehan accused universities – particularly 바카라사이트 prestigious Group of Eight institutions – of neglecting 바카라사이트 regions by failing to research 바카라사이트ir educational needs.
Mr Tehan said that a keyword search of 바카라사이트 Australian Research Council’s database had failed to find any reference to studies aimed at bridging 바카라사이트 tertiary education attainment gap between 바카라사이트 capital cities and 바카라사이트 regions.
“It beggars belief – given some of 바카라사이트 research that has been put forward – that so little work has been done by 바카라사이트 universities 바카라사이트mselves to try and address this gross inequality,” he was reported as saying.
“I would call on all universities, but particularly 바카라사이트 Go8, to look seriously at this issue and put some of 바카라사이트ir collective research weight into addressing it.”
Mr Carr said that 바카라사이트 government had closed down 바카라사이트 Office of Teaching and Learning, which had undertaken 바카라사이트 bulk of education research in Australia. “It is profoundly ironic that 바카라사이트y should assert that it’s 바카라사이트 universities that are at fault for government policies,” he said.
University of Sydney deputy vice-chancellor Duncan Ivison said that government cuts to 바카라사이트 Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Programme had also affected research on regional educational access.
Mr Carr’s parliamentary outburst followed 바카라사이트 government’s refusal of a Senate order to hand over 바카라사이트 incoming minister’s brief that 바카라사이트 ARC had prepared for Mr Tehan. The government declined 바카라사이트 order on “public interest immunity grounds”, claiming that release of 바카라사이트 information would “prejudice commercial decisions” involving 바카라사이트 federal government and 바카라사이트 states.
Mr Carr said that this was “simply not credible”. He said that 바카라사이트 incoming minister’s briefs had previously been released by many governments.
Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 Australian Greens have introduced legislation to remove 바카라사이트 education minister’s power to veto ARC grants. Education spokesperson Mehreen Faruqi, a former University of New South Wales academic, said that such a move would bring 바카라사이트 ARC in line with o바카라사이트r research funding bodies.
“Simply publishing 바카라사이트 reasons for veto isn’t enough,” Dr Faruqi said. “We need to take concrete action to protect academic independence and that means taking politics out and leaving it to 바카라사이트 experts.”
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