22 May 2013
Additional Commonwealth Supported Places Q and A
The 2013-14 Budget provides $84.6 million for approximately 1,650 additional Commonwealth supported places a year for postgraduate initial teacher education and allied health courses, and sub-bachelor enabling and language courses.
16 April 2013
Higher Education Savings Announcement Q and A's
On April 13, 2013 the Government announced savings in the higher education portfolio. Here are a series of Q&As that provide answers to the most commonly asked questions around the savings measures.
4 April 2013
Release of the Final Report of the Review of Reporting Requirements for Universities
The Final Report from the review of the Department’s reporting requirements for universities is now available.
1 March 2013
MyUniversity Reference Group
The MyUniversity Reference Group held its initial meeting on 14 November 2012 to inform the scope for future phases of the MyUniversity website.
23 November 2012
National Higher Education Surveys
The Australian Government will implement the recommendations of the Advancing Quality in Higher Education Reference Group by developing and introducing a suite of government endorsed surveys from 2013.
19 November 2012
First meeting of Advisory Group
The National Advisory Group on Higher Education Data and Information held its initial meeting on 26 October 2012 to discuss the development of a National Higher Education Statistics Collection.
30 July 2012
New report on funding
On 30 July 2012, the Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans, released an independent study of the impact of the Government’s reforms implemented in response to the Bradley Review.
18 June 2012
AQHE Reference Group report
The Report of the Advancing Quality in Higher Education Reference Group includes recommendations on the development of performance measures.
30 May 2012
Staff Data Review
On 25 May 2012, the Department released an issues paper for the Higher Education Staff Data Collection Review.
14 March 2012
Australian Government Response to Senate Inquiry
The Australian Government Response to the Senate Inquiry into Rural and Regional Access to Secondary and Tertiary Education Opportunities was tabled on 13 March 2012.
27 February 2012
EIF Regional Priorities Round
Selected applicants were invited to develop their Stage 1 Expressions of Interest into detailed Stage 2 applications under the EIF Regional Priorities Round.
12 December 2011
Comments sought on university performance measures
Release of discussion papers inviting public comment on the development of university performance measures.
8 December 2011
Base Funding Review
On 8 December 2011, the Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans, released the final report of the Higher Education Base Funding Review.