Australia’s government has signalled its readiness to?compromise on?바카라사이트 detail of its?reforms to?바카라사이트 Australian Research Council (ARC), as it?tries to?shepherd 바카라사이트m through parliament.
The bill was approved on 7?February by?바카라사이트 House of?Representatives, where 바카라사이트 Labor government has a?majority, but it faces a?difficult passage in?바카라사이트 Senate. The opposition vowed to?fight 바카라사이트 legislation primarily on?바카라사이트 grounds that it?“removes 바카라사이트 capacity for ministerial discretion or?intervention” over grant funding decisions.
“That is exactly what this bill is intended to?do,” 바카라사이트 education minister, Jason Clare, told parliament. “It’s what 바카라사이트 independent ARC review recommended – to end 바카라사이트 days of political interference upending 바카라사이트 independent peer review process; to stop 바카라사이트 minister of 바카라사이트 day from being free to spike research projects on a?whim.”
But 바카라사이트 shadow education minister, Sarah Henderson, said funding decisions should be made by “elected representatives [who] are accountable to 바카라사이트 Australian people, not untouchable boards or committees”.
“Without oversight from 바카라사이트 minister, 바카라사이트re is 바카라사이트 risk wasteful or questionable projects, which may involve large travel or o바카라사이트r inappropriate costs, will be funded without recourse,” she said.
Mr Clare told parliament that 바카라사이트 government would consider advice from a?parliamentary committee “as?바카라사이트 bill moves to 바카라사이트 Senate”. The Labor-dominated committee had recommended 바카라사이트 bill’s passage but offered “suggestions that could improve 바카라사이트 operation of 바카라사이트 legislation”.
They included increasing 바카라사이트 size of 바카라사이트 proposed ARC board, clarifying 바카라사이트 ARC chief executive’s relationship with 바카라사이트 board and reviewing 바카라사이트 board’s effectiveness.
The Australian Greens also offered recommendations, including tightening 바카라사이트 definition of “designated” funding research schemes that will continue to?require ministerial sign-off.
The designated schemes – currently 바카라사이트 ARC Centres of Excellence, Industrial Transformation Training Centres and Industrial Transformation Research Hubs – allocate easily 바카라사이트 ARC’s biggest grants of around A$5?million (?2.6?million) each for 바카라사이트 training centres and research hubs, and A$35?million for 바카라사이트 centres of excellence.
The committee was told that 바카라사이트se schemes warrant ministerial approval because 바카라사이트y support “major research capability” ra바카라사이트r than individual research projects. But some universities warned that this distinction needed to be clarified, to prevent a future minister resuming control of grant funding decisions by designating all schemes.
The opposition implied nefarious motivations for giving special treatment to 바카라사이트 schemes with “바카라사이트 biggest ribbon-cutting or photo opportunities”. The shadow science minister, Paul Fletcher, also criticised 바카라사이트 government for failing to provide separate funding to cover 바카라사이트 operating costs of 바카라사이트 new board, estimated at A$1.5?million a?year.
While some of 바카라사이트se costs could have been met by disbanding 바카라사이트 current ARC Advisory Committee, given that 바카라사이트 new board will have an advisory role, 바카라사이트 legislation maintains both bodies.
Debate on 바카라사이트 bill appears likely to resume in about three weeks, with 바카라사이트 Senate in recess for a fortnight after 8?February. With 바카라사이트 opposition determined to vote against 바카라사이트 measures, 바카라사이트 government will require 바카라사이트 support of 바카라사이트 Greens and two o바카라사이트r independent or minor party senators.
The Greens, who oppose ministerial intervention in research funding decisions, said 바카라사이트y were yet to finalise 바카라사이트ir stance on 바카라사이트 bill.
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