Universities protest against Australian spending cuts

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The Australian government's plan to cut operating grants to universities by up to 12% has resulted in widespread protests from the academic community. The universities may now have to introduce fees for undergraduate courses and raise the graduate tax. Cuts in employment and training activities did not significantly reduce costs and so cuts in grants to the higher education sector are hoped to improve the financial situation to some extent. Reductions in research funding and rejection of Australian bid to join the European Southern Observatory has created dissatisfaction among the scientists.

Social policy, Federal aid to higher education, Government aid to higher education

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Cuts spark strike at Australian universities

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Proposed cuts in funds for higher education by the conservative Coalition government in Australia evoked protests from the students and staff of all public universities. Vice-chancellors refuse to discuss ways of handling the cuts with the Minister for Education, claiming it to be a part of the government's job. A consortium of science organizations is also protesting the proposed reduction in funds for research. The business community is protesting conservative efforts to reduce the 150% tax concessions for industrial research introduced by the Labor government.

Economic aspects, Universities and colleges, Labor relations, Schools, Education, Higher, Higher education, State aid to higher education

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Clean-up strategy at Australian nuclear site called into question

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Nuclear engineer Alan Parkinson has criticized the Australian government's abandonment of plans for 'in situ verification' at the former nuclear weapons testing site in Maralinga, South Australia. The government has stated that clearance of plutonium contamination from the site has finished.

Environmental aspects, Buildings and facilities, Weapons industry, Soils, Radioactive substances in, Soil radioactivity, Plutonium

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