Originally published in the Australian Financial Review. Nobody welcomes cuts to funding.

E & O E - PROOF ONLY Subject: University funding cuts FRAN KELLY: Well the cuts to the tertiary education sector have infuriated the federal Independents, and in a moment we'll hear from one of those, Rob ...

Universities have been hit with the biggest reductions in funding to the university system and student support since 1996 with an additional $2.3 billion to be stripped from the university system over the next four ...

Universities spend $280 million a year on regulatory compliance and reporting to Federal and State Governments, according to a submission by Universities Australia.