Fund closure would hit education infrastructure (Universities Australia)
(World News Science)

(Source: Universities Australia) 14 Feb 2017 The proposed closure of a $3.7 billion education investment fund would end the last remaining federal program dedicated to financing university buildings and infrastructure. Universities Australia Chief Executive Belinda Robinson urged the Government not to close the landmark Education Investment Fund. The change requires legislation to pass the Parliament. `Established by the Howard Government and then supported by Labor in Government, this program funds teaching, training and research facilities at universities right across the country,` she said. `Without Commonwealth funding for new and...