On 8 December 2011, the Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans, released the final report of the Higher Education Base Funding Review. The report is available at:
The Panel was asked to make recommendations on the principles for public investment in Australian higher education and inquire into the levels of funding that are appropriate to ensure that Australian higher education remains internationally competitive.
See the Minister’s media release Base Funding Review report released - 8 December 2011.
The Government will hold targeted consultations with stakeholders in February and March 2012 to obtain the views from the sector about the principles and recommendations to inform the Government’s response.
The Government intends to consider its response to the Review following the consultations and expects to commence its response to the Review in the second half of 2012.
Enquiries can be directed to: HEBaseFundingReview@deewr.gov.au
Background on the Review
The Higher Education Base Funding Review was announced by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans on 26 October 2010. The Base Funding Review was asked to make recommendations on the principles for public investment in Australian higher education and inquire into the levels of funding that are appropriate to ensure that Australian higher education remains internationally competitive.
The following reports were commissioned for the Review and referenced in the final report.
- Higher education teaching and learning costs - Deloitte Access Economics
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PDF 1.17MB | 
DOCX 830KB)
- The Value of Externalities for Australian Higher Education - Professor Bruce Chapman and Kiatanantha Lounkaew
(PDF 455KB | DOCX 158KB)
- The Private Rate of Return to a University Degree in Australia - The Centre for Labour Market Research
(PDF 575KB | DOCX 153KB)
- The impact of changes to student contribution levels and repayment thresholds on the demand for higher education - Deloitte Access Economics
(PDF 415KB | DOCX 1.38MB).