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Deals with the `New Knowledge, New Opportunities,' a green paper released by the Liberal government of John Howard on Australian research. Issues covered in the paper; Differential policies; Criticism against the paper.

Reports that the Australian Government has proposed to award the university title to institutions that neither undertake research nor award research degrees. Release of a discussion paper on diversity in the higher education sector; Set of protocols governing the establishment of universities in the country.

Reports on the increase in research output made by Australian academics over the past twenty years. Increase in the average number of citations per paper; Research in space and geological science.