Members' Voices Critical in Implementation Phase of Government Policy

Many in higher education welcomed the recent Budget initiatives, particularly the announcement of some $5.7 billion in new public investment. It has been many years since an Australian Government has put forward a comprehensive set of funded initiatives for universities. It is not clear from the Budget papers how these programs will be implemented, and there remain significant questions, particularly given that the bulk of recurrent funding does not begin to flow to universities until 2011-12. The Union is encouraging its members to discuss these issues as they emerge at each institution.