Editorial
Welcome to the May 2024 edition of The Institutional Researcher.
Dear newsletter readers
A few weekends ago, I enjoyed a beautiful bushwalk from the Spit Bridge to Manly along the beautiful Sydney Harbour. This is probably the fifth time I have enjoyed this walk, and the amount of people along the pathway was amazing. What a great time of the year to be enjoying the outdoors and some of the wildlife along the way.
It’s that time once again for the Australian federal Budget, which is always held on the second Tuesday in May. Already, the Australian Government is dropping hints on some of the policies to be included in the Budget. One of those that may affect higher education is the possible changes to HELP indexation, from the current Consumer Price Index to the lower amount of either Consumer Price Index or the Wage Price Index. This change will take effect from 1 June 2023, subject to the passage of legislation. It looks like some interesting times ahead! It is estimated that the new indexation rate will be 4.7%, compared to last year’s indexation rate of 7%.
Do you have something you would like to share with your IR colleagues? Please send your contributions to editor@aair.org.au.
Andrew Bradshaw
Editor, The Institutional Researcher
Photo of Spit Bridge to Manly Walk, Sydney Harbour, by Andrew Bradshaw
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