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Government Response to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry
The Australian Government response to Recommendation 2 of the Australian Greens' Dissenting Report to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry into the Higher Education Support Amendment (Reverse Job-ready Graduates Fee Hikes and End $50k Arts Degrees) Bill 2025 is now available.
The response was provided through debate in the Senate on 1 July 2026 and was tabled in Parliament on 20 August 2026.
Higher Education Support Amendment (Reverse Job-Ready Graduates Fee Hikes and End 50k Arts Degrees) Bill 2025
Correspondence from Minister Clare
Education Senate Order for Entity Contracts 2025-26 FY Non-Procurement Contract Listing
A listing of all non-procurement contracts value of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive) and which:
- have not been fully performed as at 30 June 2026, or
- which have been entered into during the 12 months prior to 30 June 2026.
2026-27 Corporate Plan – Department of Education
The Corporate Plan is the Department of Education’s primary planning document. It sets out how the department will deliver on its purpose, to create a better future for all Australians through education.
The plan details the department’s operating environment, enterprise-wide risks and our stakeholders. It also outlines how we will measure our performance, and the strategies we will employ to achieve our purpose for the 2026-30 forward years.
Government response to the Senate Education and Employment Committee reports into the quality of governance at Australian higher education providers
The Australian Government Response to the Senate Education and Employment Committee’s reports into the quality of governance at Australian higher education providers is now available.
The Committee interim report was tabled on 19 September 2025 and the final report was tabled on 11 December 2025.
- Download Government response to the Senate Education and Employment Committee reports into the quality of governance at Australian higher education providers as a DOCX (117.17kb)
- Download Government response to the Senate Education and Employment Committee reports into the quality of governance at Australian higher education providers as a PDF (399.86kb)
Report for the National School Resourcing Board
A report titled 'Costing regional and remote education: Report for the National School Resourcing Board'
Australian Government response to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee report: Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024 [Provisions]
The Australian Government response to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee report 'Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024 [Provisions]' (ESOS Bill) is now available.
- Download Australian Government response to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee report: Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024 [Provisions] as a DOCX (80.92kb)
- Download Australian Government response to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee report: Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024 [Provisions] as a PDF (332.31kb)
