'Disgraceful': university decries 'political interference' that blocked $4m in grants

Targeting of humanities damages country’s reputation – Australian Catholic University

The Australian Catholic University has joined peak university bodies expressing dismay at the former education minister Simon Birmingham’s “political interference” in blocking $4m of grants.

On Thursday Senate estimates revealed that Birmingham had blocked 11 grants in the humanities approved by the Australian Research Council.

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