The announcement amounts to six measures including industry growth centres and a package promoting STEM skills in schools. How it will impact the CRC program is canvassed in this CRC Association response.
Government Announces Commonwealth Science Committee
This committee replaces PMSEIC. The announcement details membership and includes a $12m STEM education package. Read press commentary from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald
Consumer rights and deregulation
Are softer alternatives to hard prerequisites in danger of contravening consumer rights?
A recent presentation from a deputy commissioner of the ACCC to UA makes some interesting observations about the legal obligation to represent fairly what a consumer (student?) can expect from a product (course?).