Federal government announces shake-up of university sector

The reforms come from the newly released Australian Universities Accord Interim Report, which says more jobs will require a university education in the years ahead, and that "bold, long-term change is required".

Queen's College, Melbourne University, Melbourne Australia. Source: Flickr / Flickr/Rexness/CC BY-SA 2.0

Key Points

• The federal government has announced changes that it says will give students from Indigenous, regional and outer-suburban backgrounds greater access to a university education.
• The government will establish up to 20 additional Regional University Study Hubs, and up to 14 Suburban University Study Hubs.
• The government will also extend the Higher Education Continuity Guarantee for a further two years to provide funding certainty to universities - with some conditions.

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