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Base Funding Review

8 December 2011

On 8 December 2011, the Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans, released the final report of the Higher Education Base Funding Review.

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EIF Regional Priorities Round

EIF Regional Priorities Round

1 December 2011

Senator Chris Evans announced that 160 Expressions of Interest had been received for the first stage of the EIF Regional Priorities Round.

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Have your say on Indigenous higher education

19 September 2011

Today Minister Evans and Minister Carr released a call for submissions to the Review of Higher Education Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

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Advancing Quality in Higher Education

Comments sought on university performance measures

12 December 2011

Release of discussion papers inviting public comment on the development of university performance measures.

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Office for Learning and Teaching established

15 November 2011

The Office for Learning and Teaching will administer higher education teaching awards, grants and fellowship schemes.

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Implementing the Student Services and Amenities Fee

3 November 2011

Information for students and higher education providers on the Student Services and Amenities Fee.

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Consultation on Postgraduate Places

1 November 2011

The Government has released a consultation paper on future arrangements for the allocation and funding of non-research Commonwealth supported postgraduate places.

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Rural Tertiary Hardship Fund

5 July 2011

Are you under 25, living in rural or regional area and thinking about going to university for the first time?

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Education Investment Fund

Education Investment Fund


The Education Investment Fund (EIF) is a major component of the Government's Education Revolution. The role of the EIF is to build a modern, productive, internationally competitive Australian economy by supporting world-leading, strategically-focused infrastructure investments that will transform Australian tertiary education and research. 

New Youth Allowance

Youth Allowance


The Australian Government has changed student income support - Youth Allowance, Austudy and ABSTUDY - to create a fairer system for more students and to ensure increased support for those who need it most.

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Better Universities Renewal Funding


The one off $500 million Better Universities Renewal Funding (BURF) initiative was announced in the 2008-09 Budget. The funding was allocated to renew universities’ infrastructure.

Indigenous Higher Education

Indigenous Higher Education


The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) is committed to the Australian Government’s target of reducing Indigenous disadvantage. This includes improving Indigenous higher education outcomes, and enhancing Indigenous culture and knowledge in Australian higher education.

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