Alarm at $103m raid on university research programs


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

The federal government on Wednesday revealed a $103 million cut to university research programs to help fund reforms across the wider sector, angering research groups already dealing with record-low R&D investment.

The Albanese government’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) shows $46.2 million will be cut from the new flagship research commercialisation program Australia’s Economic Accelerator, while the Regional Research Collaboration Program has been axed entirely to save another $56.3 …

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