Education ministers will no longer be able to unilaterally veto research grants after Greens and independent senators on Thursday helped pass a government bill that transfers final say on almost $900 million in annual grants to a new independent board.
The bill, which passed the lower house last month, was opposed by the Coalition, which has used the veto powers to stop expert recommended grants in the past on “national …
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