Our universities are expected to deliver on multiple fronts critical to the nation’s future.

These expectations include:
• providing world-class education
• driving research and innovation
• boosting economic growth, creating jobs and supporting local economies
• fostering global partnerships to enhance Australia’s international reputation, and
• playing a key role in supporting regional areas and communities.

Yet, Australia’s universities are at a tipping point.

Over the past decade, a combination of policy decisions and external pressures has placed unprecedented financial strain on institutions that serve as the country’s foundation of education,
research and innovation.