Tertiary Heads Pan Proposed Tax on Universities

‘The proposed Higher Education Future Fund is a costly, complicated, and cumbersome tax on our world-class universities,’ said Monash University president.

A Monash University sign is seen on a building in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 30, 2023. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

Some of Australia’s highest-ranking universities have criticised a government proposal to create a $10 billion (US$6.6 billion) higher education fund, saying it would impose a “bureaucratic tax” on universities and undermine their international standings.

This comes after the federal government released a 400-page Universities Accord report (pdf) that outlined a reform roadmap to make the country’s higher education system “better and fairer.”